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Born 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 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.

The Desire
2020

CINEMA-19
2020

Filmmakers Unite (FU)
2017

The Evil and the Good Fairy
2016

Baghdad, Iowa
2016

American Arab
2013

Profane
2011

Solar Anus Cinema
2010

My Fourth Painting
2010

My Third Painting
2009

My Mother Paused By My Father
2009

My Second Painting
2008

Gash
2008

Looking at Clouds
2008

Organ Molly
2008

Patient
2008

Runaway
2008

Spoiled
2008

Dream of Samarra
2007

Signal Cross Over
2007

Baba Boom Boom
2007

Nice Bombs
2006

Qawliya Dance
2006

Eid Sacrifice
2006

Traumata
2005

Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime
2004
Hold My Scissors
2004

Convulsion Expulsion
2004

Self-Contained
2004

Portrait
2003

The Amateurs
2003

Muhammad and Jane
2003

Allahu Akbar
2003

Soak
2002

Slaughtered Pigtails
2001

Ass
2001

Crying
2000

Muffin
2000

Death Jerk-Off 2000
2000

Dance Habibi Dance
1999

The Speech By the Sweet Young Beeper
1998
Boy from War
Soon