biography,diary film

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jonas Mekas
  • Profile picture of Jonas Mekas
    Narrator (voice) Jonas Mekas
  • Profile picture of Stan Brakhage
    Self Stan Brakhage
  • Profile picture of Jane Wodening
    Self Jane Wodening
  • Profile picture of Robert Breer
    Self Robert Breer
  • Profile picture of Hollis Frampton
    Self (archive footage) Hollis Frampton
  • Profile picture of Allen Ginsberg
    Self (archive footage) Allen Ginsberg
  • Profile picture of Ken Jacobs
    Self Ken Jacobs
  • Profile picture of Peter Kubelka
    Self Peter Kubelka

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Keywords

  • biography
  • diary film