Peter Mettler
An image from Picture of Light, one of the productions that also features Peter Mettler.
Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

September 7, 1958 — 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.

Manufactured Landscapes

Manufactured Landscapes

2006

Family Viewing

Family Viewing

1987

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

1984

The End of Time

The End of Time

2012

Picture of Light

Picture of Light

1994

Gambling, Gods and LSD

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002

Krapp's Last Tape

Krapp's Last Tape

2000

Becoming Animal

Becoming Animal

2018