Peggy Ahwesh
Directing
Born January 1, 1954 · Canonsburg, PA
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.
Directed (49)
The Wayfinders
2025
Qalandia
2025
the (We) Fallen
2025
OR119
2023
OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster
2023
The Summer Triangle
2023
EROS BDAY MUSH.mov
2022
Curve the Night Sky
2021
Kansas Atlas
2019
Border Control
2019
Re: The Operation
2019
The Falling Sky
2018
The Blackest Sea
2016
Lessons of War
2015
Alluvium
2015
Kissing Point
2014
Wadena
2012
Notes From the Lower East Side
2012
My Cat gets an Aura Reading
2011
Bethlehem
2009
The Third Body
2007
Beirut Outtakes
2007
Warm Objects
2007
Omedium
2006
H.D.
2005
Certain Women
2004
The Star Eaters
2004
She Puppet
2001
Heaven's Gate
2001
73 Suspect Words
2000
Nocturne
1998
Lies and Excess
1998
The Vision Machine
1997
Trick Film
1996
The Fragments Project
1995
The Color of Love
1994
Philosophy in the Bedroom
1993
The Scary Movie
1993
Strange Weather
1993
The Deadman
1989
Doppelganger
1987
Martina's Playhouse
1986
From Romance to Ritual
1985
Nostalgia for Paradise
1983
Para-Normal Intelligence
1983
Le Cyrk Wedding
1980
Dubai Fountain
The Ape of Nature
Ode to the New Prehistory
