Peggy Ahwesh

Peggy Ahwesh

Directing
Born 1954-01-01 Canonsburg, PA 62 credits Guggenheim Fellowship 1

Awards

Won 1 Guggenheim Fellowship Award

Guggenheim Fellowship 1 won

  • 1996 Guggenheim Fellowship Won

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Peggy Ahwesh (b. 1954 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American experimental filmmaker and video artist. A bricoleur who has created both narrative works and documentaries, some projects are scripted and others incorporate improvised performance. She makes use of sync sound, found footage, digital animation, and Pixelvision video. Her work is primarily an investigation of cultural identity and the role of the subject in various genres. Her interests include genre; women, sexuality and feminism; reenactment; and artists' books. Her works have been shown worldwide, including in San Francisco, New York, Barcelona, London, Toronto, Rotterdam, and Créteil, France. Starting in 1990, she has taught at Bard College as a Professor of Film and Electronic Arts. Her teaching interests include: experimental media, history of the non-fiction film, and women in film.
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Directing 48 credits
Nocturne
Nocturne
1998 · Director, Cinematography
Strange Weather
Strange Weather
1993 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
The Scary Movie
The Scary Movie
1993 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Certain Women
Certain Women
2004 · Director, Cinematography
The Color of Love
The Color of Love
1994 · Director
73 Suspect Words
73 Suspect Words
2000 · Director
Lessons of War
Lessons of War
2015 · Director
EROS BDAY MUSH.mov
EROS BDAY MUSH.mov
2022 · Director
Wadena
Wadena
2012 · Director
OR119
OR119
2023 · Director
Notes From the Lower East Side
Notes From the Lower East Side
2012 · Director
Kissing Point
Kissing Point
2014 · Director
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
2009 · Director
Re: The Operation
Re: The Operation
2019 · Director
Warm Objects
Warm Objects
2007 · Director
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
2018 · Director
Trick Film
Trick Film
1996 · Director
The Star Eaters
The Star Eaters
2004 · Director, Producer, Editor
The Wayfinders
The Wayfinders
2025 · Director
Martina's Playhouse
Martina's Playhouse
1986 · Director
She Puppet
She Puppet
2001 · Director, Producer, Editor
The Ape of Nature
The Ape of Nature
· Director
The Deadman
The Deadman
1989 · Director
Beirut Outtakes
Beirut Outtakes
2007 · Director, Writer
The Summer Triangle
The Summer Triangle
2023 · Director
The Vision Machine
The Vision Machine
1997 · Director
Lies and Excess
Lies and Excess
1998 · Director
Para-Normal Intelligence
Para-Normal Intelligence
1983 · Director
OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster
OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster
2023 · Director
Curve the Night Sky
Curve the Night Sky
2021 · Director
Alluvium
Alluvium
2015 · Director
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
2001 · Director
Nostalgia for Paradise
Nostalgia for Paradise
1983 · Director
Dubai Fountain
Dubai Fountain
· Director
The Blackest Sea
The Blackest Sea
2016 · Director
The Third Body
The Third Body
2007 · Director
the Night Sky Trilogy
the Night Sky Trilogy
2026 · Director
From Romance to Ritual
From Romance to Ritual
1985 · Director
Le Cyrk Wedding
Le Cyrk Wedding
1980 · Director, Editor
Ode to the New Prehistory
Ode to the New Prehistory
· Director
Qalandia
Qalandia
2025 · Director
Kansas Atlas
Kansas Atlas
2019 · Director
Border Control
Border Control
2019 · Director
Doppelganger
Doppelganger
1987 · Director
The Fragments Project
The Fragments Project
1995 · Director
the (We) Fallen
the (We) Fallen
2025 · Director
Omedium
Omedium
2006 · Director
H.D.
H.D.
2005 · Director
Acting 14 credits
365 Day Project
365 Day Project
2007 · Self
Nocturne
Nocturne
1998 · Director, Cinematography
Damned If You Don't
Damned If You Don't
1987 · Production Assistant
Strange Weather
Strange Weather
1993 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
The Making of a Superhero Musical
The Making of a Superhero Musical
2015 · Brina's Mom
The Genius
The Genius
1993 · Additional Lighting Technician, Camera Operator
The Scary Movie
The Scary Movie
1993 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Certain Women
Certain Women
2004 · Director, Cinematography
Observando el cielo
Observando el cielo
2007 · Sound Designer
Fun Down There
Fun Down There
1989 · Cinematography, Editor
The Second Coming
The Second Coming
1995 · Cinematography
Eclipse
Eclipse
2005 · Sound Recordist
The Star Eaters
The Star Eaters
2004 · Director, Producer, Editor
Deliver
Deliver
2008 · Lou
Other credits 8 credits
Age 12: Love with a Little L
Age 12: Love with a Little L
1991
The Scary Movie
The Scary Movie
1993 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Fun Down There
Fun Down There
1989 · Cinematography, Editor
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989
Rainy Season
Rainy Season
1987
The Star Eaters
The Star Eaters
2004 · Director, Producer, Editor
She Puppet
She Puppet
2001 · Director, Producer, Editor
Le Cyrk Wedding
Le Cyrk Wedding
1980 · Director, Editor
Producing 4 credits
Strange Weather
Strange Weather
1993 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
The Scary Movie
The Scary Movie
1993 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Star Eaters
The Star Eaters
2004 · Director, Producer, Editor
She Puppet
She Puppet
2001 · Director, Producer, Editor
Writing 2 credits
The Scary Movie
The Scary Movie
1993 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Beirut Outtakes
Beirut Outtakes
2007 · Director, Writer
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