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.

Filmography of Peggy Ahwesh

  • the (We) Fallen (2025)
  • The Wayfinders (2025)
  • Qalandia (2025)
  • OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster (2023)
  • OR119 (2023)
  • The Summer Triangle (2023)
  • EROS BDAY MUSH.mov (2022)
  • Curve the Night Sky (2021)
  • Border Control (2019)
  • Re: The Operation (2019)
  • Kansas Atlas (2019)
  • The Falling Sky (2018)
  • Wadena (2012)
  • Bethlehem (2009)
  • Beirut Outtakes (2007)
  • Warm Objects (2007)
  • H.D. (2005)
  • Certain Women (2004)
  • The Star Eaters (2004)
  • Heaven's Gate (2001)
  • 73 Suspect Words (2000)
  • Lies and Excess (1998)
  • The Vision Machine (1997)
  • The Color of Love (1994)
  • The Scary Movie (1993)
  • Strange Weather (1993)
  • Philosophy in the Bedroom (1993)
  • The Deadman (1989)
  • Doppelganger (1987)
  • Dubai Fountain
  • The Ape of Nature