Peggy Ahwesh

Born: 1954-01-01

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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365 Day Project

as uncredited
Released: 2007-12-31

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in...

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The Scary Movie

as Camera Action
Released: 1993-01-01

Martina and Sonja, cross-dress in vampire capes and werewolf claws, re-enacting familiar horror...

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Rainy Season

as uncredited
Released: 1987-11-19

Thanksgiving in California is the setting in which the viewer experiences "the depression...

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The Making of a Superhero Musical

as Brina's Mom
Released: 2015-08-15

A mockumentary following the troubled production of Clockmen: The Musical, focusing on a...

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Deliver

as Lou
Released: 2008-10-22

Like a generation of viewers, I was profoundly affected by Deliverance. But I have always been...

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Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness

as uncredited
Released: 1989-01-01

A music-filled tour of Christmas good cheer overtakes this gastronomically oriented excursion...

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