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 for
- Directing
- Born
- 1958-09-07 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for
- Manufactured Landscapes (2006) — Sound
- Family Viewing (1987) — Director of Photography
- Next of Kin (1984) — Director of Photography
- The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy (2009) — Narrator
- Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002) — Himself
- Picture of Light (1994) — Director
- The End of Time (2012) — Director
- Krapp's Last Tape (2000) — Director of Photography
- Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands (2009) — Director
- Becoming Animal (2018) — Director
- The Giant Buddhas (2005)
- Scissere (1982) — Director
- Balifilm (1997) — Director
- Fell in Love with a Girl (2017) — Narrator (voice)
- Passion: A Letter in 16mm (1985) — Director of Photography
- The Top of His Head (1989) — Director