Peggy Ahwesh
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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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Strange Weather (1993)
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Nocturne (1998)
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Wadena (2012)
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Certain Women (2004)
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The Color of Love (1994)
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The Scary Movie (1993)
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The Deadman (1989)
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Qalandia (2025)
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EROS BDAY MUSH.mov (2022)
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The Wayfinders (2025)
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The Ape of Nature (—)
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Dubai Fountain (—)
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Para-Normal Intelligence (1983)
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Beirut Outtakes (2007)
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The Fragments Project (1995)
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The Summer Triangle (2023)
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From Romance to Ritual (1985)
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Omedium (2006)
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Curve the Night Sky (2021)
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Lies and Excess (1998)
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Trick Film (1996)
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Re: The Operation (2019)
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the Night Sky Trilogy (2026)
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Heaven's Gate (2001)
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Martina's Playhouse (1986)
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The Third Body (2007)
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The Blackest Sea (2016)
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Lessons of War (2015)
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My Cat gets an Aura Reading (2011)
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She Puppet (2001)
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Kissing Point (2014)
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The Vision Machine (1997)
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OR119 Outtakes at the Cloudbuster (2023)
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the (We) Fallen (2025)
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Doppelganger (1987)
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Bethlehem (2009)
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Philosophy in the Bedroom (1993)
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73 Suspect Words (2000)
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Alluvium (2015)
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Notes From the Lower East Side (2012)
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OR119 (2023)
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H.D. (2005)
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Nostalgia for Paradise (1983)
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The Falling Sky (2018)
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Le Cyrk Wedding (1980)
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Ode to the New Prehistory (—)
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The Star Eaters (2004)
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Kansas Atlas (2019)
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Warm Objects (2007)
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Border Control (2019)
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