Usama Alshaibi

Known for: Directing
Born: November 20, 1969, Baghdad, Iraq
Movies: 43

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.4

Ass

2001

3.3

Profane

2011

2.0

Solar Anus Cinema

2010

10.0

Muhammad and Jane

2003

2.0

The Amateurs

2003

2.0

Convulsion Expulsion

2004

10.0

Nice Bombs

2006

3.0

Allahu Akbar

2003

8.5

Baba Boom Boom

2007

2.0

Slaughtered Pigtails

2001

Filmography

2023	The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology
2003	Muhammad and Jane

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	Trip Ziggurat	Director
2020	The Desire	Director
2020	CINEMA-19	Director
2017	Filmmakers Unite (FU)	Director
2016	The Evil and the Good Fairy	Director
2016	Baghdad, Iowa	Director, Writer
2013	American Arab	Director
2011	Profane	Director, Producer
2010	Solar Anus Cinema	Director
2010	My Fourth Painting	Director
2009	My Third Painting	Director
2009	My Mother Paused By My Father	Director
2008	My Second Painting	Director
2008	Gash	Director
2008	Looking at Clouds	Director
2008	Organ Molly	Director
2008	Patient	Director
2008	Runaway	Director
2008	Spoiled	Director
2007	Dream of Samarra	Director
2007	Signal Cross Over	Director
2007	Baba Boom Boom	Director
2006	Nice Bombs	Director
2006	Qawliya Dance	Director
2006	Eid Sacrifice	Director
2005	Traumata	Director
2004	Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime	Director
2004	Hold My Scissors	Director
2004	Convulsion Expulsion	Director, Producer
2004	Self-Contained	Director
2003	Portrait	Director
2003	The Amateurs	Writer, Director
2003	Muhammad and Jane	Director, Writer
2003	Allahu Akbar	Director
2002	Soak	Director, Screenplay
2001	Slaughtered Pigtails	Director
2001	Ass	Director
2000	Crying	Director
2000	Muffin	Director
2000	Death Jerk-Off 2000	Director
1999	Dance Habibi Dance	Director, Producer

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