Ben Van Meter Movies

  • 1974
    The Saga of Macrame Park

    The Saga of Macrame Park

    The Saga of Macrame Park

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    Alexandra Jackonetti recounts the building of a children's playground of macrame in Bolinas, Calif., including her conception of the project and the...

    The Saga of Macrame Park
  • 1970
    Boc Ging

    Boc Ging

    Boc Ging

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    Created in 1968 by Robert Comings and Ben Van Meter in Bolinas, CA. Original sound & music performed on homemade acoustic instruments. Including a...

    Boc Ging
  • 1967
    BE

    BE

    BE

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    Filmed and sound recorded at the Human Be-In during the summer of love, 1967.

    BE
  • 1966
    S.F. Trips Festival: An Opening

    S.F. Trips Festival: An Opening

    S.F. Trips Festival: An Opening

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    Van Meter had three camera rolls of 7242 Ektachrome EFB, which he fully ran through his camera each day of the 3-day Trips Festival. The end result...

    S.F. Trips Festival: An Opening
  • 1965
    Colorfilm

    Colorfilm

    Colorfilm

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    A joyous, chaotic and colorful romp through nature; A psychedelic dance troupe rehearses in a studio.

    Colorfilm
  • 1968
    Apropos of San Francisco

    Apropos of San Francisco

    Apropos of San Francisco

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

    Apropos of San Francisco
  • 1968
    Steve Miller Blues Band

    Steve Miller Blues Band

    Steve Miller Blues Band

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    Steve Miller Blues Band sequence by prominent San Francisco filmmaker Ben Van Meter.

    Steve Miller Blues Band