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

Plot: 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.
Release Date: Sunday, November 5 2000
24 years ago
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Portrait of Jonas MekasJonas MekasJonas Mekas was 77 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Wed, Jan 23 2019
Portrait of Stan BrakhageStan BrakhageStan Brakhage was 67 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 14 1933 –
Sun, Mar 09 2003
Portrait of Jane WodeningJane WodeningJane Wodening was >> in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Fri, Nov 17 2023
Portrait of Robert BreerRobert BreerRobert Breer was 74 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 30 1926 –
Thu, Aug 11 2011
Portrait of Hollis FramptonHollis FramptonHollis Frampton would have been no older than 48 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 11 1936 –
Fri, Mar 30 1984
Portrait of Allen GinsbergAllen GinsbergAllen Ginsberg would have been no older than 70 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 03 1926 –
Sat, Apr 05 1997
Portrait of Ken JacobsKen JacobsKen Jacobs was 67 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, May 25 1933
Portrait of Peter KubelkaPeter KubelkaPeter Kubelka was 66 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 23 1934
Portrait of Adolfas MekasAdolfas MekasAdolfas Mekas was 75 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 30 1925 –
Tue, May 31 2011
Portrait of Oona MekasOona MekasOona Mekas was >> in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hollis MeltonHollis MeltonHollis Melton was >> in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hermann NitschHermann NitschHermann Nitsch was 62 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 29 1938 –
Mon, Apr 18 2022
Portrait of Nam June PaikNam June PaikNam June Paik was 68 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 20 1932 –
Sun, Jan 29 2006
Portrait of P. Adams SitneyP. Adams SitneyP. Adams Sitney was >> in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Andy WarholAndy WarholAndy Warhol would have been no older than 58 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 06 1928 –
Sun, Feb 22 1987

Crew

Portrait of Jonas MekasJonas MekasJonas Mekas was 77 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor'
Birthday: Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Wed, Jan 23 2019
Portrait of Auguste VarkalisAuguste VarkalisAuguste Varkalis was >> in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Music'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday