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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.

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Directing

1980

[ ] Lancalot Freely (Director)

1981

[ ] Gregory (Director)

1982

[ ] Scissere (Director)

1985

[ ] Eastern Avenue (Director)

1989

[ ] The Top of His Head (Director)

1992

[ ] Tectonic Plates (Director)

1994

[ ] Picture of Light (Director)

1997

[ ] Balifilm (Director)

2002

[ ] Gambling, Gods and LSD (Director)

2007

[ ] Away (Director)

2009

[ ] Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands (Director)

2012

[ ] The End of Time (Director)

2014

[ ] Traces of the future (Director)

2018

[ ] Becoming Animal (Director)

2025

[ ] While the Green Grass Grows (Director)
[ ] While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts (Director)

Writing

1980

[ ] Lancalot Freely (Writer)

1982

[ ] Scissere (Writer)

1989

[ ] The Top of His Head (Writer)

1992

[ ] Tectonic Plates (Writer)

1994

[ ] Picture of Light (Screenplay)

2002

[ ] Gambling, Gods and LSD (Writer)

2009

[ ] Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands (Screenplay)

2012

[ ] The End of Time (Screenplay)

2025

[ ] While the Green Grass Grows (Writer)

Sound

1980

[ ] Lancalot Freely (Sound Editor)

1982

[ ] Scissere (Sound Editor)
[ ] Scissere (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)

1994

[ ] Picture of Light (Music)
[ ] Picture of Light (Sound Editor)

2006

[ ] Manufactured Landscapes (Sound)

2009

[ ] Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands (Sound Designer)

2012

[ ] The End of Time (Sound Designer)

2025

[ ] While the Green Grass Grows (Location Sound Mixer)

Crew

1980

[ ] Lancalot Freely (Cinematography)

1985

[ ] Eastern Avenue (Cinematography)

1994

[ ] Picture of Light (Cinematography)

Camera

1982

[ ] Scissere (Director of Photography)

1984

[ ] Next of Kin (Director of Photography)

1985

[ ] Passion: A Letter in 16mm (Director of Photography)

1987

[ ] Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland (Director of Photography)
[ ] Family Viewing (Director of Photography)

1989

[ ] The Top of His Head (Director of Photography)

1992

[ ] Tectonic Plates (Director of Photography)

1998

[ ] Elimination Dance (Second Assistant Camera)

2000

[ ] Krapp's Last Tape (Director of Photography)

2002

[ ] Gambling, Gods and LSD (Director of Photography)

2006

[ ] Manufactured Landscapes (Director of Photography)

2012

[ ] The End of Time (Director of Photography)

2025

[ ] While the Green Grass Grows (Director of Photography)

Editing

1980

[ ] Lancalot Freely (Editor)

1982

[ ] Scissere (Editor)

1985

[ ] Eastern Avenue (Editor)

1989

[ ] The Top of His Head (Editor)

1994

[ ] Picture of Light (Editor)

2002

[ ] Gambling, Gods and LSD (Editor)

2012

[ ] The End of Time (Editor)

2025

[ ] While the Green Grass Grows (Editor)

Production

1980

[ ] Lancalot Freely (Producer)

1982

[ ] Scissere (Producer)

1994

[ ] Picture of Light (Producer)

2002

[ ] Gambling, Gods and LSD (Executive Producer)

2012

[ ] The End of Time (Executive Producer)

2025

[ ] While the Green Grass Grows (Producer)

Actor

1981

[ ] Gregory (????)

2002

[ ] Gambling, Gods and LSD (Himself)

2005

[ ] The Giant Buddhas (????)

2009

[ ] The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy (Narrator)

2017

[ ] Fell in Love with a Girl (Narrator (voice))