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

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

7.7/10 2000 4h 48m Released
Documentary

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
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Top Cast

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
Adolfas Mekas
Self
 Oona Mekas
Oona Mekas
Self
 Hollis Melton
Hollis Melton
Self
 Hermann Nitsch
Hermann Nitsch
Self

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