Peter Mettler
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-09-07 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Peter Mettler
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.
Known For
Acting
(2017)
Fell in Love with a Girl
as Narrator (voice)
(2009)
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
as Narrator
(2005)
(2002)
Gambling, Gods and LSD
as Himself
(1981)
Crew
(2025)
While the Green Grass Grows
Editor, Location Sound Mixer, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Director
(2018)
Becoming Animal
Director
(2014)
Traces of the future
Director
(2012)
The End of Time
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay, Sound Designer, Executive Producer
(2009)
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Director, Sound Designer, Screenplay
(2007)
Away
Director
(2006)
Manufactured Landscapes
Sound, Director of Photography
(2002)
Gambling, Gods and LSD
Director, Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
(2000)
Krapp's Last Tape
Director of Photography
(1998)
Elimination Dance
Second Assistant Camera
(1997)
Balifilm
Director
(1994)
Picture of Light
Director, Music, Cinematography, Screenplay, Producer, Sound Editor, Editor
(1992)
Tectonic Plates
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(1989)
The Top of His Head
Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
(1987)
Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland
Director of Photography
(1987)
Family Viewing
Director of Photography
(1985)
Passion: A Letter in 16mm
Director of Photography
(1985)
Eastern Avenue
Director, Cinematography, Editor
(1984)
Next of Kin
Director of Photography
(1982)
Scissere
Director, Writer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Sound Editor
(1981)
Gregory
Director
(1980)
Lancalot Freely
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Cinematography, Sound Editor