Peggy Ahwesh

Peggy Ahwesh

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.

  • Title: Peggy Ahwesh
  • Popularity: 0.458
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1954-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Canonsburg, PA
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  • 1993
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    The Scary Movie

    The Scary Movie

    6.6 1993 HD

    Martina and Sonja, cross-dress in vampire capes and werewolf claws, re-enacting familiar horror tropes. A corresponding soundtrack of stock screams...

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  • 2007
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    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    1 2007 HD

    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

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  • 2015
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    The Making of a Superhero Musical

    The Making of a Superhero Musical

    1 2015 HD

    A mockumentary following the troubled production of Clockmen: The Musical, focusing on a cosplayer-turned-actress who reacts to the stress of the...

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  • 1991
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    Age 12: Love with a Little L

    Age 12: Love with a Little L

    1 1991 HD

    This film is depicts early lesbian sexuality, using reenacted scenes from the experience of a 12-year old girl as the platform for a meditation on...

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  • 1989
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    Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness

    Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness

    1 1989 HD

    A music-filled tour of Christmas good cheer overtakes this gastronomically oriented excursion through the winter season of discontent and yuletime...

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  • 1987
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    Rainy Season

    Rainy Season

    1 1987 HD

    Thanksgiving in California is the setting in which the viewer experiences "the depression inherent to festive occasions. There were many things...

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  • 2008
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    Deliver

    Deliver

    1 2008 HD

    Like a generation of viewers, I was profoundly affected by Deliverance. But I have always been troubled by the hegemonic structures of gender...

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  • 1993
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    The Scary Movie

    The Scary Movie

    6.6 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Scary Movie

    The Scary Movie

    6.6 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Scary Movie

    The Scary Movie

    6.6 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Scary Movie

    The Scary Movie

    6.6 1993 HD

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  • 1998
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    Lies and Excess

    Lies and Excess

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Deadman

    The Deadman

    4.3 1989 HD

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  • 1993
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    Strange Weather

    Strange Weather

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Color of Love

    The Color of Love

    6.1 1994 HD

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  • 1986
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    Martina's Playhouse

    Martina's Playhouse

    7 1986 HD

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  • 2001
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    She Puppet

    She Puppet

    6.3 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    She Puppet

    She Puppet

    6.3 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    She Puppet

    She Puppet

    6.3 2001 HD

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  • 2022
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    Curve the Night Sky

    Curve the Night Sky

    1 2022 HD

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  • 1993
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    Strange Weather

    Strange Weather

    1 1993 HD

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  • 2021
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    Curve the Night Sky

    Curve the Night Sky

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Vision Machine

    The Vision Machine

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2005
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    Eclipse

    Eclipse

    7 2005 HD

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  • 1998
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    Nocturne

    Nocturne

    4 1998 HD

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  • 2007
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    Beirut Outtakes

    Beirut Outtakes

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1985
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    From Romance to Ritual

    From Romance to Ritual

    6 1985 HD

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  • 2012
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    Notes From the Lower East Side

    Notes From the Lower East Side

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1993
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    Strange Weather

    Strange Weather

    1 1993 HD

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  • 2011
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    My Cat gets an Aura Reading

    My Cat gets an Aura Reading

    1 2011 HD

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  • 1996
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    Trick Film

    Trick Film

    2 1996 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Third Body

    The Third Body

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    Bethlehem

    Bethlehem

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2015
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    Lessons of War

    Lessons of War

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    Alluvium

    Alluvium

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2014
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    Kissing Point

    Kissing Point

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Blackest Sea

    The Blackest Sea

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2023
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    OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster

    OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    OR119

    OR119

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

    3.8 1995 HD

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  • 1980
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    Le Cyrk Wedding

    Le Cyrk Wedding

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Le Cyrk Wedding

    Le Cyrk Wedding

    1 1980 HD

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  • 2000
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    73 Suspect Words

    73 Suspect Words

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2001
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    Heaven's Gate

    Heaven's Gate

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1987
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    Doppelganger

    Doppelganger

    1 1987 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Falling Sky

    The Falling Sky

    4 2018 HD

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  • 2022
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    EROS BDAY MUSH.mov

    EROS BDAY MUSH.mov

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2006
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    Omedium

    Omedium

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1970
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    Dubai Fountain

    Dubai Fountain

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Ape of Nature

    The Ape of Nature

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2004
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    Certain Women

    Certain Women

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2005
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    H.D.

    H.D.

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2019
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    Border Control

    Border Control

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Re: The Operation

    Re: The Operation

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Kansas Atlas

    Kansas Atlas

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1983
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    Para-Normal Intelligence

    Para-Normal Intelligence

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Fragments Project

    The Fragments Project

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1989
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    Fun Down There

    Fun Down There

    6 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    Fun Down There

    Fun Down There

    6 1989 HD

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  • 1993
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    Philosophy in the Bedroom

    Philosophy in the Bedroom

    1 1993 HD

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  • 2007
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    Warm Objects

    Warm Objects

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Star Eaters

    The Star Eaters

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Star Eaters

    The Star Eaters

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Star Eaters

    The Star Eaters

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Star Eaters

    The Star Eaters

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Genius

    The Genius

    5 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Genius

    The Genius

    5 1993 HD

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  • 2004
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    Certain Women

    Certain Women

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2007
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    Beirut Outtakes

    Beirut Outtakes

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1970
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    Ode to the New Prehistory

    Ode to the New Prehistory

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1983
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    Nostalgia for Paradise

    Nostalgia for Paradise

    1 1983 HD

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