CinemaOSMovie · 2000 · 4h 48m
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

Jonas Mekas

Narrator (voice)

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self

Jane Wodening

Jane Wodening

Self

Robert Breer

Robert Breer

Self

Hollis Frampton

Hollis Frampton

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Ken Jacobs

Ken Jacobs

Self

Peter Kubelka

Peter Kubelka

Self

Adolfas Mekas

Self

Oona Mekas

Oona Mekas

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Written by
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas

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