Peggy Ahwesh
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Director of Photography
Born Jan 1, 1954 · Canonsburg, PA
Active 1980–present · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship
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…
Filmography
The Ape of Nature — DirectorThe Wayfinders (2025) — Directorthe (We) Fallen (2025) — DirectorQalandia (2025) — DirectorStrange Weather (1993) — Director · Producer · CinematographyRainy Season (1987)Certain Women (2004) — Director · CinematographyMartina's Playhouse (1986) — DirectorAge 12: Love with a Little L (1991)Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness (1989)The Color of Love (1994) — DirectorThe Scary Movie (1993) — Camera Action · Director · Screenplay · Director of Photography · ProducerThe Genius (1993) — Camera Operator · Additional Lighting TechnicianEclipse (2005) — Sound RecordistFun Down There (1989) — Cinematography · EditorShe Puppet (2001) — Editor · Producer · DirectorFrom Romance to Ritual (1985) — DirectorObservando el cielo (2007) — Sound DesignerDamned If You Don't (1987) — Production AssistantThe Deadman (1989) — DirectorNocturne (1998) — Director · CinematographyThe Second Coming (1995) — CinematographyThe Falling Sky (2018) — DirectorTrick Film (1996) — Director