As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
November 5, 20004h 48mTMDB ★ 7.7
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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.
Genres
Documentary
Studio
—
Language
en
Status
Released
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Jonas Mekas
Narrator (voice)
Self
Stan Brakhage
Self
Self
Jane Wodening
Self
Self
Robert Breer
Self
Self (archive footage)
Hollis Frampton
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Self
Ken Jacobs
Self
Self
Peter Kubelka
Self
Self
Adolfas Mekas
Self
Self
Oona Mekas
Self
Self
Hollis Melton
Self
Self
Hermann Nitsch
Self
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