Usama Alshaibi
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (42)
The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology
2023
Anxiety Art
Thanks (Crew)
2021
The Desire
Director (Directing)
2020
CINEMA-19
Director (Directing)
2020
Filmmakers Unite (FU)
Director (Directing)
2017
The Evil and the Good Fairy
Director (Directing)
2016
Baghdad, Iowa
Director (Directing)
2016
American Arab
Director (Directing)
2013
Profane
Director (Directing)
2011
Solar Anus Cinema
Director (Directing)
2010
My Fourth Painting
Director (Directing)
2010
My Third Painting
Director (Directing)
2009
My Mother Paused By My Father
Director (Directing)
2009
My Second Painting
Director (Directing)
2008
Gash
Director (Directing)
2008
Looking at Clouds
Director (Directing)
2008
Organ Molly
Director (Directing)
2008
Patient
Director (Directing)
2008
Runaway
Director (Directing)
2008
Spoiled
Director (Directing)
2008
Dream of Samarra
Director (Directing)
2007
Signal Cross Over
Director (Directing)
2007
Baba Boom Boom
Director (Directing)
2007
Nice Bombs
Director (Directing)
2006
Qawliya Dance
Director (Directing)
2006
Eid Sacrifice
Director (Directing)
2006
Traumata
Director (Directing)
2005
Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime
Director (Directing)
2004
Hold My Scissors
Director (Directing)
2004
Convulsion Expulsion
Director (Directing)
2004
Self-Contained
Director (Directing)
2004
Portrait
Director (Directing)
2003
Muhammad and Jane
2003
The Amateurs
Writer (Writing)
2003
Allahu Akbar
Director (Directing)
2003
Soak
Screenplay (Writing)
2002
Slaughtered Pigtails
Director (Directing)
2001
Ass
Director (Directing)
2001
Crying
Director (Directing)
2000
Muffin
Director (Directing)
2000
Death Jerk-Off 2000
Director (Directing)
2000
Dance Habibi Dance
Director (Directing)
1999