Peter Mettler
- Born
- 1958-09-07
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
27 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits

While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts
2026 · Movie
Director

While the Green Grass Grows
2025 · Movie
Writer · Producer · Editor · Director of Photography · Location Sound Mixer · Director

Becoming Animal
2018 · Movie
Director

Fell in Love with a Girl
2017 · Movie
Narrator (voice)

Traces of the future
2014 · Movie
Director

The End of Time
2012 · Movie
Director · Editor · Screenplay · Sound Designer · Director of Photography · Executive Producer

Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
2009 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Sound Designer

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
2009 · Movie
Narrator
Away
2007 · Movie
Director

Manufactured Landscapes
2006 · Movie
Sound · Director of Photography

The Giant Buddhas
2005 · Movie
Cast

Gambling, Gods and LSD
2002 · Movie
Himself · Director · Director of Photography · Executive Producer · Writer · Editor

Krapp's Last Tape
2000 · Movie
Director of Photography

Elimination Dance
1998 · Movie
Second Assistant Camera

Balifilm
1997 · Movie
Director

Picture of Light
1994 · Movie
Music · Director · Cinematography · Sound Editor · Editor · Screenplay · Producer

Tectonic Plates
1992 · Movie
Director · Writer · Director of Photography

The Top of His Head
1989 · Movie
Director · Editor · Writer · Director of Photography

Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland
1987 · Movie
Director of Photography

Family Viewing
1987 · Movie
Director of Photography

Eastern Avenue
1985 · Movie
Director · Cinematography · Editor

Passion: A Letter in 16mm
1985 · Movie
Director of Photography

Next of Kin
1984 · Movie
Director of Photography

Scissere
1982 · Movie
Director · Writer · Editor · Sound Editor · Director of Photography · Producer · Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gregory
1981 · Movie
Cast · Director

Lancalot Freely
1980 · Movie
Producer · Writer · Cinematography · Sound Editor · Director · Editor

De temps et d'eau
Date unknown · Movie
Sound Recordist










