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.
The Scary Movie
(Director)
The Scary Movie
(Screenplay)
The Scary Movie
(Director of Photography)
The Scary Movie
(Producer)
Lies and Excess
(Director)
The Deadman
(Director)
Strange Weather
(Director)
The Color of Love
(Director)
Martina's Playhouse
(Director)
She Puppet
(Editor)
She Puppet
(Producer)
She Puppet
(Director)
Curve the Night Sky
(Director)
Strange Weather
(Producer)
Curve the Night Sky
(Director)
The Vision Machine
(Director)
Eclipse
(Sound Recordist)
Nocturne
(Director)
Beirut Outtakes
(Director)
From Romance to Ritual
(Director)
Notes From the Lower East Side
(Director)
Strange Weather
(Cinematography)
My Cat gets an Aura Reading
(Director)
Bethlehem
(Director)
Trick Film
(Director)
The Third Body
(Director)
Lessons of War
(Director)
The Blackest Sea
(Director)
Kissing Point
(Director)
Alluvium
(Director)
OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster
(Director)
OR119
(Director)
The Second Coming
(Cinematography)
Le Cyrk Wedding
(Editor)
Le Cyrk Wedding
(Director)
73 Suspect Words
(Director)
Heaven's Gate
(Director)
Doppelganger
(Director)
The Falling Sky
(Director)
EROS BDAY MUSH.mov
(Director)
Omedium
(Director)
The Ape of Nature
(Director)
Dubai Fountain
(Director)
Certain Women
(Director)
H.D.
(Director)
Re: The Operation
(Director)
Border Control
(Director)
Kansas Atlas
(Director)
Para-Normal Intelligence
(Director)
The Fragments Project
(Director)
Fun Down There
(Cinematography)
Fun Down There
(Editor)
Philosophy in the Bedroom
(Director)
Warm Objects
(Director)
The Star Eaters
(Director)
The Star Eaters
(Cinematography)
The Star Eaters
(Producer)
The Star Eaters
(Editor)
The Genius
(Camera Operator)
The Genius
(Additional Lighting Technician)
Certain Women
(Cinematography)
Beirut Outtakes
(Writer)
Ode to the New Prehistory
(Director)
Nostalgia for Paradise
(Director)