Poster for 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) 7.649

Documentary • 4h 48min • Nov 5th 2000

Story

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.

Trailers

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
Self

Hermann Nitsch
Self

Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik
Self

P. Adams Sitney

P. Adams Sitney
Self

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)

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