Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

  • Birthday: 1958-09-07
  • Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Filmography

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002

As Himself

Fell in Love with a Girl

2017

As Narrator (voice)

Gregory

1981

As

Production

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002

As Director

The End of Time

2012

As Director

Scissere

1982

As Director

Scissere

1982

As Writer

Picture of Light

1994

As Director

Picture of Light

1994

As Cinematography

Picture of Light

1994

As Music

The Top of His Head

1989

As Director

Away

2007

As Director

Next of Kin

1984

As Director of Photography

Tectonic Plates

1992

As Director

The Top of His Head

1989

As Director of Photography

Balifilm

1997

As Director

Eastern Avenue

1985

As Director

Eastern Avenue

1985

As Cinematography

Eastern Avenue

1985

As Editor

The Top of His Head

1989

As Writer

The Top of His Head

1989

As Editor

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002

As Writer

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002

As Director of Photography

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002

As Editor

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002

As Executive Producer

Lancalot Freely

1980

As Director

Lancalot Freely

1980

As Writer

Lancalot Freely

1980

As Producer

Lancalot Freely

1980

As Cinematography

Lancalot Freely

1980

As Editor

Lancalot Freely

1980

As Sound Editor

Becoming Animal

2018

As Director

Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland

1987

As Director of Photography

Traces of the future

2014

As Director

Family Viewing

1987

As Director of Photography

Elimination Dance

1998

As Second Assistant Camera

Passion: A Letter in 16mm

1985

As Director of Photography

Manufactured Landscapes

2006

As Cinematography

Krapp's Last Tape

2000

As Director of Photography

Picture of Light

1994

As Screenplay

Picture of Light

1994

As Producer

Picture of Light

1994

As Editor

Picture of Light

1994

As Sound Editor

Scissere

1982

As Producer

Scissere

1982

As Director of Photography

Scissere

1982

As Editor

Scissere

1982

As Sound Editor

Scissere

1982

As Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The End of Time

2012

As Screenplay

The End of Time

2012

As Director of Photography

The End of Time

2012

As Editor

The End of Time

2012

As Sound Designer

The End of Time

2012

As Executive Producer

While the Green Grass Grows

2024

As Director of Photography

While the Green Grass Grows

2024

As Location Sound Mixer

Gregory

1981

As Director

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