Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

Known for: Directing

Born: September 6, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

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The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

Narrator

2009 Documentary
Gregory

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Gregory

1980 Drama
Gambling, Gods and LSD

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Gambling, Gods and LSD

Himself

2002 Documentary
The Giant Buddhas

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The Giant Buddhas

2005 Documentary
Fell in Love with a Girl

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Fell in Love with a Girl

Narrator (voice)

2017 Documentary
The End of Time

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The End of Time

Director

2012 Documentary
Scissere

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Scissere

Director

1982 Drama
Picture of Light

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Picture of Light

Director

1994 Documentary
Elimination Dance

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Elimination Dance

Second Assistant Camera

1998 Drama
Passion: A Letter in 16mm

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Passion: A Letter in 16mm

Director of Photography

1985 Drama
Krapp's Last Tape

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Krapp's Last Tape

Director of Photography

2000 Drama
Away

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Away

Director

2006 Drama
Next of Kin

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Next of Kin

Director of Photography

1984 Drama
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands

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Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands

Director

2009 Documentary
While the Green Grass Grows

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While the Green Grass Grows

Writer

2025 Documentary
Tectonic Plates

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Tectonic Plates

Director

1992 Drama
The Top of His Head

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The Top of His Head

Director

1989 Romance
Balifilm

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Balifilm

Director

1997 Documentary
Eastern Avenue

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Eastern Avenue

Director

1985 Documentary
Lancalot Freely

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Lancalot Freely

Director

1979 Documentary
Becoming Animal

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Becoming Animal

Director

2018 Documentary
Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland

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Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland

Director of Photography

1987 Documentary
Traces of the future

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Traces of the future

Director

2013 Documentary
Family Viewing

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Family Viewing

Director of Photography

1987 Drama