Ben Van Meter

Ben Van Meter

Ben Van Meter began making films and light shows in the mid-1960s in San Francisco and soon became a leading figure in Bay Area-underground filmmaking. His films, especially S.F. Trips Festival, An Opening (1966) and the epic Acid Mantra or Rebirth of a Nation (1968), are compelling attempts to visually and sonically inscribe psychedelia, as experience and philosophy, in the medium of film. Van Meter’s films were unavailable for many years, but their ongoing restoration by the Academy Film Archive and their inclusion in the de Young Museum’s 2017 exhibition, The Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion, and Rock ‘n’ Roll, has gained them a new audience.

  • Title: Ben Van Meter
  • Popularity: 0.185
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1941-02-09
  • Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
  • Homepage: http://benvanmeter.net/
  • Also Known As: Humble Ben
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Ben Van Meter Movies

  • 1967
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    He's Here Now

    He's Here Now

    1 1967 HD

    Through the veils of multiple exposure at an "Acid Test" party in San Francisco (toward the end of "He's Here Now" ) one might catch a brief glimpse...

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  • 1968
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    Apropos of San Francisco

    Apropos of San Francisco

    1 1968 HD

    (After or for Jean Vigo). A study in visual rhythms and structure, using the same basic element repeated with variations.

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  • 1967
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    Me & Bruce & Art

    Me & Bruce & Art

    1 1967 HD

    Bay Area filmmakers and Canyon Cinema co-founders Ben Van Meter and Bruce Conner were invited to L.A. to talk about Underground Film on the Art...

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  • 1979
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    Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

    Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

    4 1979 HD

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  • 1969
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    Naked Zodiac

    Naked Zodiac

    2 1969 HD

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  • 1974
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    Set Your Chickens Free!

    Set Your Chickens Free!

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1969
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    Vivid Color 3D Nude Models

    Vivid Color 3D Nude Models

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    Interrogation

    Interrogation

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    Homegrown

    Homegrown

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Krishna's March to the Sea

    Krishna's March to the Sea

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1966
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    S.F. Trips Festival: An Opening

    S.F. Trips Festival: An Opening

    1 1966 HD

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    Make Love Not War

    Make Love Not War

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1965
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    Bolex Peyote Bardo

    Bolex Peyote Bardo

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Colorfilm

    Colorfilm

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Poon-Tang Trilogy

    The Poon-Tang Trilogy

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1967
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    For Life, Against the War

    For Life, Against the War

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    Acid Mantra

    Acid Mantra

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Up Tight, L.A. Is Burning... Shit!

    Up Tight, L.A. Is Burning... Shit!

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Some Don't

    Some Don't

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    BE

    BE

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Me & Bruce & Art

    Me & Bruce & Art

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1970
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    Nico

    Nico

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    Garden of Proserpine

    Garden of Proserpine

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    Boc Ging

    Boc Ging

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    Steve Miller Blues Band

    Steve Miller Blues Band

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    Invocation of My Demon Brother

    Invocation of My Demon Brother

    5.9 1969 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Saga of Macrame Park

    The Saga of Macrame Park

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1966
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    Acid Camp

    Acid Camp

    1 1966 HD

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  • 2019
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    Magick Lantern Cycle

    Magick Lantern Cycle

    8.3 2019 HD

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