As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
November 5, 2000
288 min
✓ Released 9453 days ago
Documentary
7.8
User Score
86 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Jonas Mekas
Runtime: 288 min
Top Cast
Jonas Mekas
Narrator (voice)
Stan Brakhage
Self
Jane Wodening
Self
Robert Breer
Self
Hollis Frampton
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Ken Jacobs
Self
Peter Kubelka
Self
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