Usama Alshaibi
Directing
1969-11-20 · Baghdad, Iraq
Usama Alshaibi is a director, writer and producer. He has spent his formative years living between the United States and the Middle East. His films have received grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, the Playboy Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and others. His work in both narrative and documentary film has screened all over the world. His documentary films have premiered on the Sundance Channel and PBS. Feature articles have been written about his work in such places as the Chicago Tribune, Time Out, Punk Planet and Variety. His latest documentary, American Arab, had a world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and has secured domestic and international distribution. Usama Alshaibi has directed 16 feature and short films. He and his creative partner Kristie Alshaibi run and operate Artvamp, which produces the majority of their films.
Filmography
Trip Ziggurat
2026 · Movie
The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology
2023 · Movie
Anxiety Art
2021 · Movie
The Desire
2020 · Movie
CINEMA-19
2020 · Movie
Filmmakers Unite (FU)
2017 · Movie
The Evil and the Good Fairy
2016 · Movie
Baghdad, Iowa
2016 · Movie
American Arab
2013 · Movie
Profane
2011 · Movie
Solar Anus Cinema
2010 · Movie
My Fourth Painting
2010 · Movie
My Third Painting
2009 · Movie
My Mother Paused By My Father
2009 · Movie
Gash
2008 · Movie
My Second Painting
2008 · Movie
Runaway
2008 · Movie
Patient
2008 · Movie
Organ Molly
2008 · Movie
Spoiled
2008 · Movie
Looking at Clouds
2008 · Movie
Dream of Samarra
2007 · Movie
Signal Cross Over
2007 · Movie
Baba Boom Boom
2007 · Movie
Nice Bombs
2006 · Movie
Qawliya Dance
2006 · Movie
Eid Sacrifice
2006 · Movie
Traumata
2005 · Movie
Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime
2004 · Movie
Hold My Scissors
2004 · Movie
Self-Contained
2004 · Movie
Convulsion Expulsion
2004 · Movie
Portrait
2003 · Movie
The Amateurs
2003 · Movie
Muhammad and Jane
2003 · Movie
Allahu Akbar
2003 · Movie
Soak
2002 · Movie
Ass
2001 · Movie
Slaughtered Pigtails
2001 · Movie
Crying
2000 · Movie
Muffin
2000 · Movie
Death Jerk-Off 2000
2000 · Movie
Dance Habibi Dance
1999 · Movie
Soon
Movie
Boy from War
Movie