As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
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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.
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty is a landmark experimental documentary released in 2000, featuring over 30 years of intimate home movie footage shot by avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas. The film assembles Mekas' private recordings in non-chronological order, creating a poetic, chance-based meditation on memory, family, and everyday beauty.
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Stan BrakhageSelf
Jane WodeningSelf
Robert BreerSelf
Hollis FramptonSelf (archive footage)
Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)
Ken JacobsSelf
Peter KubelkaSelf
Adolfas MekasSelf
Oona MekasSelf- Hollis MeltonSelf
Hermann NitschSelf
Nam June PaikSelf- P. Adams SitneySelf
Andy WarholSelf (archive footage)
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When was this film released?
The film was released on November 5, 2000.
Who made this documentary?
Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas shot the original footage over more than 30 years and assembled it into the final film.
How is the footage organized?
Mekas deliberately assembled the material without concern for chronological order, instead relying on chance and intuition to create the film's structure.
What kind of footage is included?
The film consists of over 30 years of private home movies, offering an intimate portrait of Mekas' life and family captured on film.
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