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

★ 7.6/10 288 min Documentary United States English
Director: Jonas Mekas
Writer: Jonas Mekas
Streaming: Not available

Description

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 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

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty Appears on 6 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #234

Critic Curated

Indiewire's Best Films Of The 2000s (2024 Edition)
IndieWire #082

Fun Lists

The Most Perfect Films On Letterboxd
Letterboxd #128

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 2000-2009 Films
Letterboxd #006
Official Top 250 Documentary Films
Letterboxd #05
Showdown Free Radicals
Letterboxd Showdown #14

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