
Peter Mettler
View on IMDb ↗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.
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Filmography (5)
Crew (21)
- 2025While the Green Grass GrowsDirector
- 2025While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven PartsDirector
- 2018Becoming AnimalDirector
- 2014Traces of the futureDirector
- 2012The End of TimeExecutive Producer
- 2009Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar SandsSound Designer
- 2007AwayDirector
- 2006Manufactured LandscapesDirector of Photography
- 2000Krapp's Last TapeDirector of Photography
- 1998Elimination DanceSecond Assistant Camera
- 1997BalifilmDirector
- 1994Picture of LightProducer
- 1992Tectonic PlatesDirector of Photography
- 1989The Top of His HeadDirector of Photography
- 1987Artist on Fire: Joyce WielandDirector of Photography
- 1987Family ViewingDirector of Photography
- 1985Eastern AvenueEditor
- 1985Passion: A Letter in 16mmDirector of Photography
- 1984Next of KinDirector of Photography
- 1982ScissereSound Re-Recording Mixer
- 1980Lancalot FreelyEditor
The Giant Buddhas
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
Fell in Love with a Girl
Gambling, Gods and LSD
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