Ben Van Meter Movies

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

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

Rathyahatra Festival San Francisco 1970.

Magic is alive and living in Bolinas. A folkfilm, a personal poem about my family and my town. Includes "Bear-Hunt," Bolinas 4th of July," "Rummage,"...

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

One of the most powerful, thought-provoking collage films produced during the New American Cinema Movement. Almost schizophrenic in its kaleidoscopic...

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...