Documentary · United States of America · 2000 · 4h 48m

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

Director

Cast

Jonas Mekas as Narrator (voice) Stan Brakhage as Self Jane Wodening as Self Robert Breer as Self Hollis Frampton as Self (archive footage) Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Jonas Mekas — Editor Jonas Mekas — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

biography diary film

Key Collaborators

Jonas Mekas Director Jonas Mekas Editor Jonas Mekas Writer

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