Peter Mettler
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2025While the Green Grass Grows
Director & Writer
2025While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts
Director
2018Becoming Animal
Director
2014Traces of the future
Director
2012The End of Time
Director & Screenplay
2009Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Director & Screenplay
2002Gambling, Gods and LSD
Director & Writer
1997Balifilm
Director
1994Picture of Light
Director & Screenplay
1992Tectonic Plates
Director & Writer
1989The Top of His Head
Director & Writer
1985Eastern Avenue
Director
1982Scissere
Director & Writer
1981Gregory
Director
1980Lancalot Freely
Director & Writer