

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

Adolfas Mekas
Self

Oona Mekas
Self
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