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

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Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas

Narrator (voice)

Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage

Self

Jane Wodening
Jane Wodening

Self

Robert Breer
Robert Breer

Self

Hollis Frampton
Hollis Frampton

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs

Self

Peter Kubelka
Peter Kubelka

Self

Adolfas Mekas
Adolfas Mekas

Self

Oona Mekas
Oona Mekas

Self

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