for Paradise (1983) are not diary films, narratives or documentaries but rather "portraits" of her friends. The three films helped explore Ahwesh's interest in her friends and helped answer the questions of what kind of relationship does one have with a person, what kind of relationship does the camera have with a person, how do you shoot positive and negative space and what is it about people that makes them interesting? Ahwesh was not aware that she had copied the name for the trilogy from another experimental filmmaker, Stan Brakhage. In 1990, she received recognition for her film The Deadman (1990) due to her use of 16mm opposed to her favored Super 8. In 2001, Ahwesh took her art to another level by using footage from the game Tomb Raider in her experimental piece She Puppet (2001), which explored female identity and the evolution of technology. In 1990, she began teaching at Bard College. Currently, she is Professor Emeritus of Film and Electronic Art while pursuing her own projects. Awards Bard College Research Grant (2002) Creative Capital (2002) Alpert Award in the Arts, Cal Arts/Alpert Foundation (2000) New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Video Fellowship (2000) New York Foundation for the Arts (NYSCA), Film/Video Fellowship (1993) (2002) New York Foundation for the Arts (NYSCA), Distribution Grant (1992) (1999) Guggenheim Foundation, Fellowship (1996) Jerome Foundation, Film Project Award (1990) (1998) Art Matters (1992) (1995) Selected filmography Bethlehem (2009) 8 minutes, color, video The Third Body (2008) 9 min, color, video Warm Objects (2007) 5 min, color, video Beirut Outtakes (2007) 7 min, video Dedication (2006) 4 min, color, video Certain Women, with Bobby Abate, (2004) 72 min, video The Star Eaters (2003), 24 min, video She Puppet (2001), 15 min, color, video Heaven's Gate (2000–01), 3:53 min, b&w, video 73 Suspect Words & Heaven's Gate (1999–2000) 8 min, video Nocturne (1998) 30 min, b&w, 16 mm film The Vision Machine (1997), 20 min, b&w and color, 16 mm film Magnetism, Attraction and Repulsion, Deep Sleep, Auto Suggestion, Animal Magnetism, Mesmerism, and Fascination (1996), 16 min, color, video Trick Film (1996), 5 min, 16mm film The Color of Love (1994), 10 min, color, sound, 16 mm film The Scary Movie (1993), 9 min, b&w, sound, 16 mm film Strange Weather, with Margie Strosser, (1993) 50 min, video, b&w Martina's Playhouse (1989), 20 min, color, sound, Super 8 film The Deadman, with