Working at the limits of what can easily be expressed, filmmaker Peter Mettler takes on the elusive subject of time, and once again turns his camera to filming the unfilmmable.

From the particle accelerator in Switzerland, where scientists seek to probe regions of time we cannot see, to lava flows in Hawaii which have overwhelmed all but one home on the south side of Big Island; from the disintegration of inner city Detroit, to a Hindu funeral rite near the place of Buddha's enlightenment, Mettler explores our perception of time. He dares to dream the movie of the future while also immersing us in the wonder of the everyday.

THE END OF TIME, at once personal, rigorous and visionary, Peter Mettler has crafted a film as compelling and magnificent as its subject.

THE END OF TIME does Detroit January 10/11/12 & 16! Friday, Jan. 10: 7:30 p.m. - Tickets $5 Saturday, Jan 11: 7:30 p.m. + Q & A with Peter Mettler -Tickets $7 Sunday, Jan 12: 4:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m. - Tickets $5 Thurs, Jan. 16: 7:30 p.m. - Tickets $5 http://cinemadetroit.com/ THE END OF TIME opens theatrically in NYC Nov 29th through Dec 5th @ Film Society of Lincoln Center The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents: PICTURES OF LIGHT, a retrospective of Peter Mettler's work. THE END OF TIME screens Saturday, November 9, 2013 as part of The White Light Festival. PICTURES OF LIGHT runs November 8-12, 2013. The film is now showing in theaters in Germany. Please check local venues for ongoing schedules. May 9, 2013 BERLIN - Central, Eiszeit May 9, 2013 DRESDEN - Kino im Dach May 9, 2013 FRANKFURT - Mal Seh'n May 9, 2013 FREIBURG - Friedrichsbau May 9, 2013 HANNOVER - Kino im KŸnstlerhaus May 9, 2013 HERRSCHING - Breitwand May 9, 2013 KIEL - Kommunales Kino May 9, 2013 K…LN - Filmpalette May 9, 2013 LEIPZIG - Cinematheque May 9, 2013 M†NCHEN - Werkstatt Kino May 9, 2013 STUTTGART - Arthaus May 16-19, 2013 ERLANGEN - Manhatten May 16, 2013 N†RNBERG - Filmhaus May 17, 2013 KARLSRUHE - Kinemathek May 20-26, 2013 LEIPZIG - SchaubŸhne May 23-29, 2013 HALLE - Puschkino May 30.2013 HEIDELBERG - Karlstor May 30 - June 6, 2013 KAISERSLAUTERN - Union May 30, 2013 MAGDEBURG - Moritzhof May 30 - June 6, 2013 WASSERBURG - Utopia CANADA Theatrical Release Starts Dec. 12, 2012 TORONTO - Run Extended to January 13, 2013 TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 350 King St. West Daily Screenings CHECK: www.tiff.net Click: Films & Events - See Schedule for THE END OF TIME MONTREAL - Opens 12/12/12 EXCENTRIS 3536 Saint Laurent Blvd Check Local Listings for Showtimes The film is now showing in theaters in Switzerland. Please check local venues for ongoing schedules. Peter Mettler will be in attendance at the following screenings. SWITZERLAND Oct 10, 2012 ZÜRICH PRE-PREMIERE - RiffRaff, 20.30h Peter Mettler in Attendance - Q&A (M.Goldberg) followed by apéro Oct 11, 2012 BASEL SPECIAL SCREENING - kult.kino, 18.30h Peter Mettler in Attendance - Q&A (Eric Facon) Oct 11, 2012 RiffRaff - ZÜRICH, kult.kino camera - BASEL, cineMovie - BERN, stattkino - LUZERN, Kinok - ST.GALLEN , Freier Film -. AARAU, Orient - BADEN WETTINGEN Oct 14, 2012 BERN SPECIAL SCREENING - cineMovie, 10.30h Peter Mettler in Attendance - Q&A (M.Goldberg) Oct 15, 2012 ST.GALLEN SPECIAL SCREENING - Kinok, 19.30h Peter Mettler in Attendance - Q&A Oct 16, 2012 LAUSANNE PRE-PERMIERE - Bellevaux, 19.30h Peter Mettler in Attendance - Q&A (F.Maire) Oct 17, 2012 GENEVE SPECIAL SCREENING - Les Scala, 19.30h Peter Mettler in Attendance - Q&A (J.Perret) Oct 17. 2012 Les Scala - GENF, Bellevaux - LAUSANNE, Apollo - NEUCHÂTEL, ABC - LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS

THE END OF TIME screens November 3rd, 2013 @ 3:30 at UCD Science Expression, followed by a panel discussion with Peter Mettler, Prof Chris Bean, Dr Ronan McNulty, Michael McDermott and moderated by Una Mullally. WINNER "Premio Qualita di Vita" Awarded by the Junior Jury Festival del Film Locarno 2012 WHITE LIGHT FESTIVAL, USA October 24 - November 23 SITGES FESTIVAL INT. DE CINEMA FANTASTIC DE CATALUNYA, Spain October 11 - October 20 SCIENCE PARK AMSTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL, Netherlands September 12 - September 19 QUADRANGLE FILM FEST, UK September 6 - September 8 FILMAMBIENTE INT. ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL, Brazil August 30 - September 5 DOKUFEST, Kosovo August 17 - August 25 POSSIBLE WORLDS FILM FESTIVAL, Australia August 8 - August 20 FABULOUS FESTIVAL OF FRINGE FILMS, Canada August 1 - August 5 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL PALIC, Serbia July 13 - July 19 SF DOCFEST, USA June 7 - June 23 PLANETE DOC, Poland May 11 - May 19 Mettler in Attendance (includes retrospective) FESTIVAL DE LASALLE CONTRECHAMPS, France May 8 - May 11 DOCVILLE INT. DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, Belgium May 3 - May 11 ACADEMIA FILM OLOMOUC SCIENCE DOC, Czech Republic April 16 - April 21 CINEMA PLANETA, Mexico April 16 - April 21 BAFICI, Buenos Aires Apr 10 - Apr 21, 2013 Peter Mettler in Attendance BAFICI, Buenos Aires Apr 10 - Apr 21, 2013 Peter Mettler in Attendance and on the jury WISCONSIN FILM FESTIVAL, WI, USA Apr 11 - Apr 18, 2013 THE SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL, FL, USA Apr 5 - Apr 14, 2013 EUROPE AUTOUR DE L'EUROPE Mar 13 - Apr 14, 2013 CINEMA DU REEL, France Mar 21- Mar 31, 2013 ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL, MI, USA Mar 21 - Mar 24, 2013 ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL, MD, USA Mar 19 - Mar 24, 2013 VILNIUS INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Lithuania Mar 14 - Mar 28, 2013 FICUNAM, Mexico Feb 21 - Mar 3, 2013 FONDATION SUISSE, PAVILLON CORBUSIER, Paris, France Feb 28, 2013 SAINT DENIS FILM FESTIVAL, France Feb 2 - Feb 12, 2013 AVAILABLE LIGHT FILM FESTIVAL, YUKON Feb 4 - Feb 10, 2013 Peter Mettler in Attendance SOLOTHURN FILM FESTIVAL, SWITZERLAND Jan 24 - 31, 2013 PALM SPRINGS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL Jan 3 - 14, 2013 Peter Mettler in Attendance AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS BERLIN Nov 30 - Dec 8, 2012 Peter Mettler in Attendance INT. DOC FILM FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM Nov 14 - 25, 2012 Reflecting Images Masters Peter Mettler in Attendance FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI FIRENZE Nov 10 - 17, 2012 International Competition Peter Mettler in Attendance CPH:DOX COPENHAGEN Nov 1 - 11, 2012 International Competition Peter Mettler in Attendance IMAGINE SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK CITY Nov 8 - 16, 2012 Opening Night Film Peter Mettler in Attendance RENCONTRES INT. DU DOCUMENTAIRE DE MONTREAL Nov. 7, 2012 Opening Night Film Peter Mettler in Attendance DOK LEIPZIG Oct. 29 - Nov. 4, 2012 International Competition Peter Mettler in Attendance JIHLAVA INT. DOC FILM FESTIVAL Oct 23 - 28, 2012 Best World Documentary BUSAN INT. FILM FESTIVAL Oct. 4 - 13, 2012 Wide Angle - Documentary Showcase VANCOUVER INT. FILM FESTIVAL Sept. 27 - Oct. 12, 2012 ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL Sept 13 - 20, 2012 Peter Mettler in Attendance TORONTO INT. FILM FESTIVAL Sept 6 - 16, 2012 Official Selection Masters Peter Mettler in Attendance FESTIVAL DEL FILM LOCARNO Aug 1 - 11, 2012 International Competition Peter Mettler in Attendance

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"... recalling the work of Terrence Malick, Werner Herzog and the late Chris Marker... THE END OF TIME becomes immersive and hypnotic... a ravishingly beautiful experience."
Stephen Dalton
The Hollywood Reporter

"Peter Mettler's ruminative, frequently astounding essay film doesn't just contemplate time's relativity; it aims to cinematically embody it... Time is on this extraordinary doc's side."
Eric Hynes
Time Out New York

"A work of vision... A globe-trotting cine-essay about time... poetic and lovely."
Adam Nayman
POV

"Mettler's trippy films work as perceptual experiences... free your mind, and the rest will follow."
Mark Peranson
Pardo Live Locarno

"Peter Mettler traverses the globe to explore (and explode) our conceptions of time, in this entrancing combination of documentary and mind-expanding philosophical speculation."
Steve Gravestock
TIFF

"One of Canada's great cinematic experimentalists returns with a documentary exploring the meaning of time... There is not a hint of the didactic here, but rather pure contemplation, much like Graham Coleman's 1979 masterpiece Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy, which also sought to introduce a timeless, meditative state for viewers."
The Globe and Mail

"splendiferously trippy"
Jason Anderson
Cinema Scope

"Peter Mettler's poetic lens has inquired into everything from personal fulfillment (Gambling, Gods and LSD) to the Northern Lights (Picture of Light). Now he's after his most elusive prey yet: the very human concept of time... (The End of Time) is of a piece with Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light, a film that similarly finds miraculous unity in seemingly random things."
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

"A film trip. A world film."
Les Inrockuptibles

"A form of cinematic meditation ... powerful, moving and sensually ravishing to watch."
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star

"Peter pushes forward with every new film, in his bid for a re-visioned consciousness."
Philip Hoffman
Filmmaker

"Mettler has tuned himself to the world. Always receptive to the unexpected."
Peter Weber
Swiss novelist

"One of the year's best films, The End of Time isn't something you simply watch; it's something you surrender to."
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

"This mesmerizing documentary uses images and sound to observe time and make our understanding of it palpable."
Paul Ennis
Canada's TOP TEN Panelist

"To call it a documentary is misleading... Cosmomentary would be a more appropriate name for the genre Mettler is pioneering."
Brian Johnson
Macleans

"The End of Time explores an impressive array of ideas related to humankind's relationship with time. Better yet, it does so while providing an uncommonly intense degree of audiovisual stimulation - leave it to Mettler to make lava flows seem impossibly sexy."
Jason Anderson
The Grid

"Mettler approaches time as might an alien who s come to Earth for the first time..."
Angelo Muredda
Torontoist