Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 7, 1958

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.

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Representative Works

Manufactured Landscapes
Manufactured Landscapes
7.2
/ English
Krapp's Last Tape
Krapp's Last Tape
7.4
/ English
Family Viewing
Family Viewing
5.4
/ English
The Top of His Head
The Top of His Head
4.7
/ English
Gambling, Gods and LSD
Gambling, Gods and LSD
5.8
/ English
The End of Time
The End of Time
7.1
/ English
The Giant Buddhas
The Giant Buddhas
7.2
/ English
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
6.8
/ German
Tectonic Plates
Tectonic Plates
10.0
/ English
Next of Kin
Next of Kin
5.8
/ English
De temps et d'eau
De temps et d'eau
No Rating Yet
/ French
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
6.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Manufactured Landscapes
2006Nominee

Best Performance

Manufactured Landscapes

Krapp's Last Tape
2000Nominee

Best Director

Krapp's Last Tape

Family Viewing
1987Nominee

Best Director

Family Viewing

Career Highlights

The Top of His Head
1989Highlight

Best Director

The Top of His Head

Gambling, Gods and LSD
2002Highlight

Best Performance

Gambling, Gods and LSD

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