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.
5
Films
0
TV Shows
15
Crew Credits
Known For
5 Credits
Behind the Camera
15 Credits
Lancalot Freely
Director, Producer, Writer
1980
The Top of His Head
Director, Writer
1989
The End of Time
Director
2012
While the Green Grass Grows
Producer, Writer, Director
2025
Gambling, Gods and LSD
Director, Writer
2002
Becoming Animal
Director
2018
Tectonic Plates
Director, Writer
1992
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Director
2009
Scissere
Director, Writer, Producer
1982
Picture of Light
Director, Producer
1994
While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts
Director
2025
Gregory
Director
1981