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

Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty). Bodyguard of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 4h 48m. As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty posterAs I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty2000 VS Bodyguard of Lies posterBodyguard of Lies2025
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautyBodyguard of Lies
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 10.0/10
Year20002025
Length4h 48m1h 30m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–United States of America
DirectorJonas MekasDan Krauss
Main castJonas Mekas, Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening, Robert Breer, Hollis Frampton–

Synopsis

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

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.

Bodyguard of Lies

Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings of those at the highest levels of the military and elected leadership, this gripping documentary urges a reckoning with the wider implications of government…

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