Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

65 · Born: Sep 7, 1958

Personal Details

BornSep 7, 1958 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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.

Career

2017
Fell in Love with a Girl
Fell in Love with a Girl as Narrator (voice)
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2009
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
2005
The Giant Buddhas
2018
Becoming Animal
2012
The End of Time
2002
Gambling, Gods and LSD
1994
Picture of Light
2024
While the Green Grass Grows
While the Green Grass Grows as Director, Writer
2018
Becoming Animal
Becoming Animal as Director
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2012
The End of Time
The End of Time as Director, Screenplay
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2009
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
2002
Gambling, Gods and LSD
Gambling, Gods and LSD as Director, Writer
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1994
Picture of Light
Picture of Light as Director, Screenplay
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1992
Tectonic Plates
Tectonic Plates as Director
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1989
The Top of His Head
The Top of His Head as Director, Writer
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1982
Scissere
Scissere as Director, Writer
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