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 unfilmable 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 innercity Detroit to a Hindu funeral rite near the place of Buddhas 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
