Peter Mettler

Directing

Peter Mettler

Born 7 September 1958 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 68

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

Highlights

The End of Time2012 · Film · Director
Picture of Light1994 · Film · Director
Gambling, Gods and LSD2002 · Film · Director
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands2009 · Film · Director
Becoming Animal2018 · Film · Director
The Giant Buddhas2005 · Film

Filmography

Movies

16 films

While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts2026 · Film · Director
While the Green Grass Grows2025 · Film · Writer
Becoming Animal2018 · Film · Director
Traces of the future2014 · Film · Director
The End of Time2012 · Film · Director
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands2009 · Film · Director
The Giant Buddhas2005 · Film
Gambling, Gods and LSD2002 · Film · Director
Balifilm1997 · Film · Director
Picture of Light1994 · Film · Director
Tectonic Plates1992 · Film · Director
The Top of His Head1989 · Film · Director
Eastern Avenue1985 · Film · Director
Scissere1982 · Film · Director
Gregory1981 · Film
Lancalot Freely1980 · Film · Director