Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
27
Gender
Male
Born
September 7, 1958
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.

Popular

Manufactured Landscapes
Movie
2006

Manufactured Landscapes

Movie · 2006

Family Viewing
Movie
1987

Family Viewing

Movie · 1987

Next of Kin
Movie
1984

Next of Kin

Movie · 1984

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
Movie
2009

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

Movie · 2009

Gambling, Gods and LSD
Movie
2002

Gambling, Gods and LSD

Movie · 2002

Picture of Light
Movie
1994

Picture of Light

Movie · 1994

Filmography

Directing

16 titles

Camera

13 titles

Writing

9 titles

Sound

8 titles

Editing

8 titles

Production

6 titles

Acting

5 titles

Crew

3 titles