Peter Mettler
Director
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.
Born1958-09-07
Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
7.1
The End of Time
Documentary
5.8
Gambling, Gods and LSD
Documentary
4.7
The Top of His Head
RomanceDrama
Lancalot Freely
Documentary
6.4
Becoming Animal
Documentary
10.0
Tectonic Plates
Drama
7.4
Balifilm
Documentary
While the Green Grass Grows
Documentary
6.5
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Documentary
7.5
Eastern Avenue
Documentary
6.8
Picture of Light
Documentary
Gregory
While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts
Documentary
Away
6.2
Scissere
Drama
Traces of the future
Documentary