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 · 285 min · EN · 7.9 (59 votes)
Dir. Jonas Mekas · Starring Jonas Mekas, Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening, Robert Breer, Hollis Frampton, Allen Ginsberg
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.

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A deeply personal, non-linear journey through decades of life and art. It feels like sifting through a lifetime of memories, finding unexpected beauty in the everyday moments captured on film. Intimate and reflective.

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