
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired(2008)
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.


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.

Jonas Mekas
Narrator (voice)

Stan Brakhage
Self
Jane Wodening
Self

Robert Breer
Self

Hollis Frampton
Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)

Ken Jacobs
Self

Peter Kubelka
Self

Adolfas Mekas
Self

Oona Mekas
Self
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty is a documentary film released in 2000 exploring themes of biography, diary film. Directed by Jonas Mekas, it stars Jonas Mekas, Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening. 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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