Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

Directing

Born September 7, 1958 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

16 films as director · Active 1980–2025

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 Li…

Known for

Gambling, Gods and LSD

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

2009

The Giant Buddhas

The Giant Buddhas

2005

Fell in Love with a Girl

Fell in Love with a Girl

2017

Gregory

Gregory

1981

Directed(16)

While the Green Grass Grows

2025While the Green Grass Grows

While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts

2025While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts

Becoming Animal

2018Becoming Animal★ 6.4

Traces of the future

2014Traces of the future

The End of Time

2012The End of Time★ 7.1

Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands

2009Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands★ 6.5

Gambling, Gods and LSD

2002Gambling, Gods and LSD★ 5.8

Balifilm

1997Balifilm★ 7.4

Picture of Light

1994Picture of Light★ 6.8

Tectonic Plates

1992Tectonic Plates★ 10.0

The Top of His Head

1989The Top of His Head★ 4.7

Eastern Avenue

1985Eastern Avenue★ 7.5

Scissere

1982Scissere★ 6.2

Gregory

Lancalot Freely

1980Lancalot Freely

Acting(5)

2017Fell in Love with a GirlNarrator (voice)

2009The Sound of Insects: Record of a MummyNarrator

2005The Giant Buddhas

2002Gambling, Gods and LSDHimself

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