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Peter Mettler

Director

Peter Mettler

Born September 7, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada16 films

Peter Mettler (born September 7, 1958) is a Swiss-Canadian film director and cinematographer. He is best known for his unique, intuitive approach to documentary, evinced by such films as Picture of Light (1994), Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002), and The End of Time (2012). He has also worked as a cinematographer on films by Atom Egoyan, Patricia Rozema, Bruce McDonald, and Jennifer Baichwal, and has collaborated with numerous other artists, including Michael Ondaatje, Fred Frith, Jim O'Rourke, Jane Siberry, Robert Lepage, Edward Burtynsky, Greg Hermanovic, Richie Hawtin, Neil Young, Jeremy Narby, and Franz Treichler.

Filmography

16 films as director
  1. 2026While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven PartsDirector
  2. 2025While the Green Grass GrowsDirector
  3. 2018Becoming AnimalDirector
  4. 2014Traces of the futureDirector
  5. 2012The End of TimeDirector
  6. 2009Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar SandsDirector
  7. 2007AwayDirector
  8. 2002Gambling, Gods and LSDDirector
  9. 1997BalifilmDirector
  10. 1994Picture of LightDirector
  11. 1992Tectonic PlatesDirector
  12. 1989The Top of His HeadDirector
  13. 1985Eastern AvenueDirector
  14. 1982ScissereDirector
  15. 1981GregoryDirector
  16. 1980Lancalot FreelyDirector