Poster for the movie 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 • 288 minutes
Documentary

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.

Picture of Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Narrator (voice)

Picture of Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self

Picture of Jane Wodening

Jane Wodening

Self

Picture of Robert Breer

Robert Breer

Self

Picture of Hollis Frampton

Hollis Frampton

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Ken Jacobs

Ken Jacobs

Self

Picture of Peter Kubelka

Peter Kubelka

Self

Picture of Adolfas Mekas

Adolfas Mekas

Self

Picture of Oona Mekas

Oona Mekas

Self

Picture of Hollis Melton

Hollis Melton

Self

Picture of Hermann Nitsch

Hermann Nitsch

Self

Picture of Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik

Self

Picture of P. Adams Sitney

P. Adams Sitney

Self

Picture of Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)