Principal cast
Jonas Mekas, Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening, Robert Breer and Hollis Frampton
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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
About the film
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2000 film at stop 299 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Jonas Mekas (editor)
- Director
- Jonas Mekas
- Release
- 2000-11-05
- Runtime
- 288 minutes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Jonas MekasCharacter: Narrator (voice)
- Stan BrakhageCharacter: Self
- Jane WodeningCharacter: Self
- Robert BreerCharacter: Self
- Hollis FramptonCharacter: Self (archive footage)
- Allen GinsbergCharacter: Self (archive footage)
- Ken JacobsCharacter: Self
- Peter KubelkaCharacter: Self
- Adolfas MekasCharacter: Self
- Oona MekasCharacter: Self
- Hollis MeltonCharacter: Self
- Hermann NitschCharacter: Self
Full crew
Full crew
- Jonas MekasCredits: Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
- Auguste VarkalisCredits: Music
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