As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
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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.
- Released: 2000-11-05
- Genres: Documentary
- Runtime: 4h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 86 votes
Directed by Jonas Mekas.
Top cast
- Jonas Mekas as Narrator (voice)
- Stan Brakhage as Self
- Jane Wodening as Self
- Robert Breer as Self
- Hollis Frampton as Self (archive footage)
- Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)
- Ken Jacobs as Self
- Peter Kubelka as Self
- Adolfas Mekas as Self
- Oona Mekas as Self
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