As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

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A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.

Directed byJonas Mekas

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Status: Released
Runtime: 4h 48m
Language: EN
Released: November 5, 2000

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Jonas Mekas

Narrator (voice)

Stan Brakhage

Self

Jane Wodening

Self

Robert Breer

Self

Hollis Frampton

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Ken Jacobs

Self

Peter Kubelka

Self

Adolfas Mekas

Self

Oona Mekas

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Jonas Mekas
Written by: Jonas Mekas

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