Peggy Ahwesh

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-01-01 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Canonsburg, PA

Peggy Ahwesh

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, a...

Production

1993

The Scary Movie

as Director

1993

The Scary Movie

as Screenplay

1993

The Scary Movie

as Producer

1993

The Scary Movie

as Director of Photography

1998

Lies and Excess

as Director

1989

The Deadman

as Director

1993

Strange Weather

as Director

1994

1986

2001

She Puppet

as Editor

2001

She Puppet

as Producer

2001

She Puppet

as Director

2022

1993

Strange Weather

as Producer

2021

1997

2005

Eclipse

as Sound Recordist

1998

Nocturne

as Director

2007

Beirut Outtakes

as Director

1985

1993

Strange Weather

as Cinematography

1996

Trick Film

as Director

2007

The Third Body

as Director

2009

Bethlehem

as Director

2015

Lessons of War

as Director

2015

Alluvium

as Director

2014

Kissing Point

as Director

2016

The Blackest Sea

as Director

2023

OR119

as Director

1995

The Second Coming

as Cinematography

1980

Le Cyrk Wedding

as Director

1980

2000

73 Suspect Words

as Director

2001

Heaven's Gate

as Director

1987

Doppelganger

as Director

2018

The Falling Sky

as Director

2022

2006

Omedium

as Director

-

Dubai Fountain

as Director

-

2004

Certain Women

as Director

2005

H.D.

as Director

2019

Border Control

as Director

2019

2019

Kansas Atlas

as Director

1995

1989

Fun Down There

as Cinematography

1989

2007

Warm Objects

as Director

2004

The Star Eaters

as Director

2004

2004

The Star Eaters

as Producer

2004

The Star Eaters

as Cinematography

1993

The Genius

as Additional Lighting Technician

1993

The Genius

as Camera Operator

2004

Certain Women

as Cinematography

2007

1983

2012

Wadena

as Director

2007

Observando el cielo

as Sound Designer

1998

Nocturne

as Cinematography

2025

the (We) Fallen

as Director

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