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

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

4h 48m 7.6/10

Overview

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.

Director

Jonas Mekas

Top Billed Cast

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Narrator (voice)

Jane Wodening

Self

Robert Breer

Robert Breer

Self

Hollis Frampton

Hollis Frampton

Self (archive footage)

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