Peter Mettler
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Peter Mettler

Directing · Born 1958-09-07 · age 67 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

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Titles

Manufactured Landscapes
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7.2

Manufactured Landscapes

Sep 9, 2006
Sound, Director of Photography
Family Viewing
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5.4

Family Viewing

Sep 9, 1987
Director of Photography
Next of Kin
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5.8

Next of Kin

Nov 30, 1984
Director of Photography
Gambling, Gods and LSD
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5.8

Gambling, Gods and LSD

Sep 8, 2002
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Editor
Picture of Light
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6.8

Picture of Light

Jun 10, 1994
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Music, Cinematography, Sound Editor, Editor
The End of Time
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7.1

The End of Time

Dec 12, 2012
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Executive Producer
Krapp's Last Tape
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7.4

Krapp's Last Tape

Sep 8, 2000
Director of Photography
Becoming Animal
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6.4

Becoming Animal

Nov 18, 2018
Director
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
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6.5

Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands

Apr 23, 2009
Director, Screenplay, Sound Designer
The Giant Buddhas
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7.2

The Giant Buddhas

Aug 5, 2005
Actor
Scissere
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6.2

Scissere

Sep 13, 1982
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound Editor, Director of Photography, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Balifilm
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7.4

Balifilm

Dec 15, 1997
Director
Passion: A Letter in 16mm
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3.3

Passion: A Letter in 16mm

Oct 12, 1985
Director of Photography
The Top of His Head
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4.7

The Top of His Head

Aug 24, 1989
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Elimination Dance
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7.0

Elimination Dance

Sep 12, 1998
Second Assistant Camera
Eastern Avenue
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7.5

Eastern Avenue

Jan 10, 1985
Director, Cinematography, Editor
Tectonic Plates
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10.0

Tectonic Plates

Sep 10, 1992
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland
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8.0

Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland

Sep 12, 1987
Director of Photography
Gregory
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Gregory

Jan 1, 1981
Director, Actor
While the Green Grass Grows
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While the Green Grass Grows

Oct 2, 2025
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Location Sound Mixer
Lancalot Freely
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Lancalot Freely

Jan 1, 1980
Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Sound Editor, Editor
Traces of the future
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Traces of the future

Jan 1, 2014
Director
While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts
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While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts

Sep 7, 2025
Director