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

Name: As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
Cast: Jonas Mekas, Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening, Robert Breer, Hollis Frampton

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Jonas Mekas

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)

Ken Jacobs

as Self

Peter Kubelka

as Self

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