Usama Alshaibi
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.

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Roles

Crew

The Desire (2020)
Director
CINEMA-19 (2020)
Director
Anxiety Art (2019)
Thanks
The Evil and the Good Fairy (2016)
Director | Editor | Original Music Composer
Baghdad, Iowa (2016)
Director | Writer
Profane (2011)
Director | Cinematography | Editor | Sound Designer | Producer
Solar Anus Cinema (2010)
Director
My Fourth Painting (2010)
Director
My Third Painting (2009)
Director
My Mother Paused By My Father (2009)
Director
My Second Painting (2008)
Director
Gash (2008)
Director
Looking at Clouds (2008)
Director
Organ Molly (2008)
Director
Patient (2008)
Director
Runaway (2008)
Director
Spoiled (2008)
Director
Dream of Samarra (2007)
Director
Signal Cross Over (2007)
Director
Nice Bombs (2006)
Director
Traumata (2005)
Director
Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime (2004)
Director
Hold My Scissors (2004)
Director
Convulsion Expulsion (2004)
Director | Producer
Self-Contained (2004)
Director
The Amateurs (2003)
Director | Writer
Muhammad and Jane (2003)
Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Cinematography | Editor
Allahu Akbar (2003)
Director
Soak (2002)
Director | Director of Photography | Editor | Screenplay
Slaughtered Pigtails (2001)
Director
Ass (2001)
Director
Crying (2000)
Director
Muffin (2000)
Director
Death Jerk-Off 2000 (2000)
Director
Dance Habibi Dance (1999)
Director | Producer