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Peter Mettler

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateSep 7, 1958 (68 years old)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career Span1980 – Present (47 yrs)
Known Credits26 Titles
DirectingPopularity Score 0.6

Peter Mettler

Total Works

26

26 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Manufactured Landscapes
7.2
Role: Sound

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 26 titles featuring Peter Mettler

Manufactured Landscapes
7.2

Role: Sound

Family Viewing
5.4
Family Viewing
1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Next of Kin
5.8
Next of Kin
1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
6.8
Gambling, Gods and LSD
5.8

as Himself

Picture of Light
6.8
Picture of Light
1994•movie

Role: Director

The End of Time
7.1
The End of Time
2012•movie

Role: Director

Krapp's Last Tape
7.4
Krapp's Last Tape
2000•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Becoming Animal
6.4
Becoming Animal
2018•movie

Role: Director

The Giant Buddhas
7.2
The Giant Buddhas
2005•movie
Scissere
6.2
Scissere
1982•movie

Role: Director

Balifilm
7.4
Balifilm
1997•movie

Role: Director

Fell in Love with a Girl
6.3

as Narrator (voice)

Passion: A Letter in 16mm
3.3

Role: Director of Photography

The Top of His Head
4.7

Role: Director

Elimination Dance
7.0
Elimination Dance
1998•movie

Role: Second Assistant Camera

Eastern Avenue
7.5
Eastern Avenue
1985•movie

Role: Director

Tectonic Plates
10.0
Tectonic Plates
1992•movie

Role: Director

Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland
8.0

Role: Director of Photography

Gregory
Gregory
1981•movie
While the Green Grass Grows

Role: Writer

Lancalot Freely
Lancalot Freely
1980•movie

Role: Director

Traces of the future

Role: Director

De temps et d'eau

Role: Sound Recordist