Usama Alshaibi
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.
Soak
(Director of Photography)
Soak
(Director)
Soak
(Editor)
Soak
(Screenplay)
Profane
(Director)
The Amateurs
(Writer)
Profane
(Producer)
American Arab
(Director)
Solar Anus Cinema
(Director)
The Amateurs
(Director)
Convulsion Expulsion
(Director)
Convulsion Expulsion
(Producer)
Traumata
(Director)
Muhammad and Jane
(Executive Producer)
Muhammad and Jane
(Writer)
Muhammad and Jane
(Cinematography)
Muhammad and Jane
(Editor)
Muhammad and Jane
(Director)
Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime
(Director)
Hold My Scissors
(Director)
Nice Bombs
(Director)
Anxiety Art
(Thanks)
Profane
(Cinematography)
Profane
(Editor)
Profane
(Sound Designer)
Allahu Akbar
(Director)
The Speech By the Sweet Young Beeper
(Director)
Filmmakers Unite (FU)
(Director)
Dance Habibi Dance
(Director)
Dream of Samarra
(Director)
The Evil and the Good Fairy
(Editor)
Baghdad, Iowa
(Director)
My Third Painting
(Director)
Looking at Clouds
(Director)
The Evil and the Good Fairy
(Director)
Baghdad, Iowa
(Writer)
Crying
(Director)
My Mother Paused By My Father
(Director)
The Evil and the Good Fairy
(Original Music Composer)
Boy from War
(Director)
My Fourth Painting
(Director)
Dance Habibi Dance
(Producer)
My Second Painting
(Director)
Death Jerk-Off 2000
(Director)
Eid Sacrifice
(Director)
Qawliya Dance
(Director)
Signal Cross Over
(Director)
Muffin
(Director)
Baba Boom Boom
(Director)
Gash
(Director)
Organ Molly
(Director)
Patient
(Director)
Runaway
(Director)
Spoiled
(Director)
Self-Contained
(Director)
Slaughtered Pigtails
(Director)
CINEMA-19
(Director)
Ass
(Director)
The Desire
(Director)
Soon
(Director)
Soon
(Writer)