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Editor Richard Mettler Dies at 56, Sundance-Awarded Career

6/9/2026

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Richard Mettler, 56, died June 1 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after an eight-year cancer battle.
He began with music videos, notably Beyoncé’s 2013 “Mine” with Drake, and edited Metro Manila, which won the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award and launched his partnership with Sean Ellis.
He later edited Anthropoid (2016), earning a Czech Lion nomination, and worked on The Secrets We Keep (2020), Desert Warrior (2025) and luxury-brand commercials.

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Richard Mettler, 56, died June 1 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after an eight-year cancer battle.
He began with music videos, notably Beyoncé’s 2013 “Mine” with Drake, and edited Metro Manila, which won the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award and launched his partnership with Sean Ellis.
He later edited Anthropoid (2016), earning a Czech Lion nomination, and worked on The Secrets We Keep (2020), Desert Warrior (2025) and luxury-brand commercials.