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

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

05/11/2000 (GB)
Documentary
4h 48m

Overview

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.

  • Jonas MekasDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • biography
  • diary film

Top Billed 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

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