Peggy Ahwesh
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Canonsburg, PA
Biography
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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Filmography
The Ape of Nature
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Dubai Fountain
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Ode to the New Prehistory
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the Night Sky Trilogy
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the (We) Fallen
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The Wayfinders
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Qalandia
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OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster
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OR119
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The Summer Triangle
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EROS BDAY MUSH.mov
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Curve the Night Sky
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Re: The Operation
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Border Control
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Kansas Atlas
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The Falling Sky
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The Blackest Sea
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Lessons of War
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Alluvium
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Kissing Point
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Notes From the Lower East Side
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Wadena
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My Cat gets an Aura Reading
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Bethlehem
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Beirut Outtakes
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The Third Body
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Warm Objects
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Omedium
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H.D.
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Certain Women
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The Star Eaters
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She Puppet
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Heaven's Gate
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73 Suspect Words
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Lies and Excess
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Nocturne
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The Vision Machine
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Trick Film
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The Fragments Project
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The Color of Love
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The Scary Movie
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Strange Weather
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Philosophy in the Bedroom
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The Deadman
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Doppelganger
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Martina's Playhouse
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From Romance to Ritual
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Para-Normal Intelligence
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Nostalgia for Paradise
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Le Cyrk Wedding
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