Usama Alshaibi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 20, 1969
- Birthplace
- 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
- Boy from War
Boy from War TBA
Director
- Soon
Soon TBA
as Self, Director, Writer
Trip Ziggurat 2026
Director, Cinematography
The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology 2023
Actor
Anxiety Art 2021
Thanks
The Desire 2020
Director
CINEMA-19 2020
Director
Filmmakers Unite (FU) 2017
Director
The Evil and the Good Fairy 2016
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
Baghdad, Iowa 2016
Director, Writer
American Arab 2013
Director
Profane 2011
Director, Producer, Sound Designer, Cinematography, Editor
Solar Anus Cinema 2010
Director
My Fourth Painting 2010
Director
My Third Painting 2009
Director
My Mother Paused By My Father 2009
Director
Gash 2008
Director
My Second Painting 2008
Director
Spoiled 2008
Director
Runaway 2008
Director
Patient 2008
Director
Organ Molly 2008
Director
Looking at Clouds 2008
Director
Dream of Samarra 2007
Director
Baba Boom Boom 2007
Director
Signal Cross Over 2007
Director
Nice Bombs 2006
Director
Eid Sacrifice 2006
Director
Qawliya Dance 2006
Director
Traumata 2005
Director
Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime 2004
Director
Hold My Scissors 2004
Director
Self-Contained 2004
Director
Convulsion Expulsion 2004
Director, Producer
Portrait 2003
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Allahu Akbar 2003
Director
The Amateurs 2003
Writer, Director
Muhammad and Jane 2003
Actor, Cinematography, Writer, Editor, Director, Executive Producer
Soak 2002
Screenplay, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Ass 2001
Director
Slaughtered Pigtails 2001
Director
Death Jerk-Off 2000 2000
Director
Muffin 2000
Director
Crying 2000
Director
Dance Habibi Dance 1999
Director, Producer
Credits from TMDB.