
Peter Mettler
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 ForDirecting
- Born7 September 1958 (age 67)
- Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Peter Mettler

- Known ForDirecting
- Born7 September 1958 (age 67)
- Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS

While the Green Grass Grows
2025

While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts
2025

Becoming Animal
2018

Fell in Love with a Girl
2017

Traces of the future
2014

The End of Time
2012

Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
2009

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
2009
Away
2007

The Giant Buddhas
2005

Gambling, Gods and LSD
2002

Balifilm
1997

Picture of Light
1994

Tectonic Plates
1992

The Top of His Head
1989

Eastern Avenue
1985

Scissere
1982

Gregory
1981
