Becoming Animal (Switzerland, 79 min.) Dir. Peter Mettler, Emma Davie The catastrophic impacts of human exploitation of the planet are becoming more and more apparent. The compounding effects, too depressing to enumerate,
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The Anthropocene is a concept ripe for exploration by documentarians, who have a unique ability to depict the scale of human impact on the world. How films like Anthropocene: The Human Epoch,
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Keep ReadingTo make the mesmerising Picture of Light, Peter Mettler undertook a quixotic quest to capture one of the natural world’s most famous and dazzling spectacles, the northern lights.
Keep ReadingIn The End of Time, Peter Mettler displays his signature curious, roving gaze of an artist who has learned to believe his own eyes.
Keep ReadingThe second part of a career-spanning interview with Peter Mettler discusses his early days as a cinematographer for such narrative filmmakers as Atom Egoyan and Patricia Rozema.
Keep ReadingIn part one of a career-spanning interview, Peter Mettler shares his thoughts about his work since Gambling, Gods, and LSD.
Keep ReadingPOV is pleased to publish an excerpt from Jerry White’s book, which profiles Peter Mettler, the subject of a major retrospective at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Keep ReadingIn Manufactured Landscapes, director Baichwal, producer Nick de Pencier and cinematographer Peter Mettler join forces to profile photo icon Ed Burtynsky. Nayman looks at their creative process.
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