Usama Alshaibi

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-11-20 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Baghdad, Iraq

Usama Alshaibi

Biography

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...

Production

2002

Soak

as Director of Photography

2002

Soak

as Director

2002

Soak

as Editor

2002

Soak

as Screenplay

2011

Profane

as Director

2003

The Amateurs

as Writer

2011

Profane

as Producer

2013

American Arab

as Director

2010

2003

The Amateurs

as Director

2004

2004

2005

Traumata

as Director

2003

Muhammad and Jane

as Executive Producer

2003

2003

Muhammad and Jane

as Cinematography

2003

2003

2004

Hold My Scissors

as Director

2006

Nice Bombs

as Director

2019

Anxiety Art

as Thanks

2011

Profane

as Cinematography

2011

Profane

as Editor

2011

Profane

as Sound Designer

2003

Allahu Akbar

as Director

2017

1999

2007

Dream of Samarra

as Director

2016

Baghdad, Iowa

as Director

2009

2008

2016

Baghdad, Iowa

as Writer

2000

Crying

as Director

2016

The Evil and the Good Fairy

as Original Music Composer

-

Boy from War

as Director

2010

1999

2008

2000

2006

Eid Sacrifice

as Director

2006

Qawliya Dance

as Director

2007

2000

Muffin

as Director

2007

Baba Boom Boom

as Director

2008

Gash

as Director

2008

Organ Molly

as Director

2008

Patient

as Director

2008

Runaway

as Director

2008

Spoiled

as Director

2004

Self-Contained

as Director

2001

2020

CINEMA-19

as Director

2001

Ass

as Director

2020

The Desire

as Director

-

Soon

as Director

-

Soon

as Writer

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