As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
2000 · 4h 48m · Documentary
Genres: 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
Writers: Jonas Mekas
Music by: Auguste Varkalis
Cinematography: Jonas Mekas
Editor: Jonas Mekas
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Cast
Jonas Mekas as Narrator (voice)Stan Brakhage as SelfJane Wodening as SelfRobert Breer as SelfHollis Frampton as Self (archive footage)Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)Ken Jacobs as SelfPeter Kubelka as SelfAdolfas Mekas as SelfOona Mekas as SelfHollis Melton as SelfHermann Nitsch as SelfMore like this
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