Ben Van Meter
Known for Directing · 3 credits
- Born
- 1941-02-09
- Died
- 2019-08-08
- Place of birth
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Also known as
- Humble Ben
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.
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About 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 2… With 3 credits spanning from 1967 to 1968, Ben Van Meter has appeared in 3 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Van Meter Movies
- Me & Bruce & Art (1967) — as Himself (voice)
- Apropos of San Francisco (1968)
- He's Here Now (1967)
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