Usama Alshaibi

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Usama Alshaibi

Directing 56 November 20, 1969

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 C…

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Ass

Ass

7.4 2001 Movie
Baghdad, Iowa

Baghdad, Iowa

2016 Movie
Profane

Profane

3.3 2011 Movie
Organ Molly

Organ Molly

2008 Movie
Convulsion Expulsion

Convulsion Expulsion

2.0 2004 Movie
Slaughtered Pigtails

Slaughtered Pigtails

2.0 2001 Movie
The Amateurs

The Amateurs

2.0 2003 Movie
Muffin

Muffin

2000 Movie
Crying

Crying

2000 Movie
Nice Bombs

Nice Bombs

10.0 2006 Movie
Allahu Akbar

Allahu Akbar

3.0 2003 Movie
Traumata

Traumata

2005 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Trip Ziggurat

    Movie Director

  2. 2023
    The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology

    Movie

  3. 2021
    Anxiety Art

    Movie Thanks

  4. 2020
    The Desire

    Movie Director

  5. 2020
    CINEMA-19

    Movie Director

  6. 2017
    Filmmakers Unite (FU)

    Movie Director

  7. 2016
    The Evil and the Good Fairy

    Movie Director

  8. 2016
    Baghdad, Iowa

    Movie Director

  9. 2013
    American Arab

    Movie Director

  10. 2011
    Profane

    Movie Director

  11. 2010
    Solar Anus Cinema

    Movie Director

  12. 2010
    My Fourth Painting

    Movie Director

  13. 2009
    My Third Painting

    Movie Director

  14. 2009
    My Mother Paused By My Father

    Movie Director

  15. 2008
    Gash

    Movie Director

  16. 2008
    My Second Painting

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2008
    Organ Molly

    Movie Director

  2. 2008
    Patient

    Movie Director

  3. 2008
    Runaway

    Movie Director

  4. 2008
    Spoiled

    Movie Director

  5. 2008
    Looking at Clouds

    Movie Director

  6. 2007
    Dream of Samarra

    Movie Director

  7. 2007
    Baba Boom Boom

    Movie Director

  8. 2007
    Signal Cross Over

    Movie Director

  9. 2006
    Nice Bombs

    Movie Director

  10. 2006
    Qawliya Dance

    Movie Director

  11. 2006
    Eid Sacrifice

    Movie Director

  12. 2005
    Traumata

    Movie Director

  13. 2004
    Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime

    Movie Director

  14. 2004
    Hold My Scissors

    Movie Director

  15. 2004
    Convulsion Expulsion

    Movie Director

  16. 2004
    Self-Contained

    Movie Director

  17. 2003
    Portrait

    Movie Director

  18. 2003
    The Amateurs

    Movie Writer

  19. 2003
    Allahu Akbar

    Movie Director

  20. 2003
    Muhammad and Jane

    Movie

  21. 2002
    Soak

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 2001
    Ass

    Movie Director

  23. 2001
    Slaughtered Pigtails

    Movie Director

  24. 2000
    Muffin

    Movie Director