Usama Alshaibi

Directing·Nov 20, 1969·Baghdad, Iraq

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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.

Film	Credit
Trip Ziggurat2026 · Director	Director
The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology2023 · Actor	Actor
The Desire2020 · Director	Director
CINEMA-192020 · Director	Director
Filmmakers Unite (FU)2017 · Director	Director
The Evil and the Good Fairy2016 · Director	Director
Baghdad, Iowa2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
American Arab2013 · Director	Director
Profane2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Solar Anus Cinema2010 · Director	Director
My Fourth Painting2010 · Director	Director
My Third Painting2009 · Director	Director
My Mother Paused By My Father2009 · Director	Director
My Second Painting2008 · Director	Director
Gash2008 · Director	Director
Looking at Clouds2008 · Director	Director
Organ Molly2008 · Director	Director
Patient2008 · Director	Director
Runaway2008 · Director	Director
Spoiled2008 · Director	Director
Dream of Samarra2007 · Director	Director
Signal Cross Over2007 · Director	Director
Baba Boom Boom2007 · Director	Director
Nice Bombs2006 · Director	Director
Eid Sacrifice2006 · Director	Director
Qawliya Dance2006 · Director	Director
Traumata2005 · Director	Director
Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime2004 · Director	Director
Hold My Scissors2004 · Director	Director
Convulsion Expulsion2004 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Self-Contained2004 · Director	Director
Portrait2003 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Muhammad and Jane2003 · Actor, Writer, Director	Actor, Writer, Director
The Amateurs2003 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Allahu Akbar2003 · Director	Director
Soak2002 · Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay	Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay
Slaughtered Pigtails2001 · Director	Director
Ass2001 · Director	Director
Crying2000 · Director	Director
Death Jerk-Off 20002000 · Director	Director
Muffin2000 · Director	Director
Dance Habibi Dance1999 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Speech By the Sweet Young Beeper1998 · Director	Director
SSoonSelf, Director, Writer	Self, Director, Writer
BBoy from WarDirector	Director