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Ben Van Meter

Ben Van Meter

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-02-09

Place of Birth

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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Crew

He's Here Now

He's Here Now

19670.0 / 10

Apropos of San Francisco

Apropos of San Francisco

19680.0 / 10

Me & Bruce & Art

Me & Bruce & Art

19670.0 / 10

Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

19794.0 / 10

Naked Zodiac

Naked Zodiac

19692.0 / 10

Set Your Chickens Free!

Set Your Chickens Free!

19740.0 / 10

Vivid Color 3D Nude Models

Vivid Color 3D Nude Models

19690.0 / 10

Homegrown

Homegrown

19710.0 / 10

Krishna's March to the Sea

Krishna's March to the Sea

19710.0 / 10

Interrogation

Interrogation

19700.0 / 10

The Poon-Tang Trilogy

The Poon-Tang Trilogy

19640.0 / 10

Colorfilm

Colorfilm

19650.0 / 10

Bolex Peyote Bardo

Bolex Peyote Bardo

19650.0 / 10

S.F. Trips Festival: An Opening

S.F. Trips Festival: An Opening

19660.0 / 10

For Life, Against the War

For Life, Against the War

19676.0 / 10

Make Love Not War

Make Love Not War

19670.0 / 10

Acid Mantra

Acid Mantra

19680.0 / 10

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

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

19650.0 / 10

Some Don't

Some Don't

19650.0 / 10

Nico

Nico

19670.0 / 10

Me & Bruce & Art

Me & Bruce & Art

19670.0 / 10

BE

BE

19670.0 / 10

Garden of Proserpine

Garden of Proserpine

19680.0 / 10

Boc Ging

Boc Ging

19700.0 / 10

Steve Miller Blues Band

Steve Miller Blues Band

19680.0 / 10

Invocation of My Demon Brother

Invocation of My Demon Brother

19695.9 / 10

The Saga of Macrame Park

The Saga of Macrame Park

19740.0 / 10

Acid Camp

Acid Camp

19660.0 / 10

Magick Lantern Cycle

Magick Lantern Cycle

20198.2 / 10