Usama Alshaibi Movies

  • 2001
    Ass

    Ass

    Ass

    7.6252001HD

    Ass is a vivisection that attacks the optic nerves and creates a conflict within the body.

    Ass
  • 2011
    Profane

    Profane

    Profane

    3.62011HD

    A young Muslim Dominatrix in the midst of a spiritual crisis.

    Profane
  • 2004
    Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime

    Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime

    Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime

    02004HD

    This video is compiled from several appropriated clips from VCD's(Video Compact Discs) that are sold in Baghdad.Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama...

    Bombshell: Iraqi Secret Videos and Artifacts from a Fallen Regime
  • 2009
    My Mother Paused By My Father

    My Mother Paused By My Father

    My Mother Paused By My Father

    02009HD

    Experimental short made from a family recording.

    My Mother Paused By My Father
  • 2020
    CINEMA-19

    CINEMA-19

    CINEMA-19

    02020HD

    A collection of 190-second short films created in response to COVID-19, commissioned by filmmakers Usama Alshaibi and Adam Sekuler.

    CINEMA-19
  • 2013
    American Arab

    American Arab

    American Arab

    02013HD

    Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi shares his own story of experiencing racism in post-9/11 America. Showcasing the diversity of Arabs living in...

    American Arab
  • 2003
    The Amateurs

    The Amateurs

    The Amateurs

    22003HD

    What is preventing these people from completing video penetration?

    The Amateurs
  • 2016
    The Evil and the Good Fairy

    The Evil and the Good Fairy

    The Evil and the Good Fairy

    02016HD

    "This was made with my daughter Muneera. She wrote it and stars in it. Using black and white reversal super-8mm film."

    The Evil and the Good Fairy
  • 2023
    The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology

    The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology

    The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology

    02023HD

    A psychedelic portrait of the founding theorist of Christianity, Paul the Apostle. His life, ideology and influence are reconstructed by piecing...

    The Apocalyptic Is the Mother of All Christian Theology
  • 2004
    Hold My Scissors

    Hold My Scissors

    Hold My Scissors

    02004HD

    "Hold My Scissors from Chicago's most prolific underground filmmaker, Usama Alshaibi, combines images of blood, cannibalism, witches, and demons,...

    Hold My Scissors
  • 2017
    Filmmakers Unite (FU)

    Filmmakers Unite (FU)

    Filmmakers Unite (FU)

    02017HD

    Filmmakers Unite (FU)
  • 2009
    My Third Painting

    My Third Painting

    My Third Painting

    02009HD

    Here’s the literal definition of “art cinema”: Usama Alshaibi’s short piece ‘My Third Painting,’ which plays like...

    My Third Painting
  • 2004
    Self-Contained

    Self-Contained

    Self-Contained

    02004HD

    A woman lying on a hardwood floor covered in plastic wrap.

    Self-Contained
  • 2019
    Anxiety Art

    Anxiety Art

    Anxiety Art

    102019HD

    A short experimental film about processing internal stress outwardly through the creative process.

    Anxiety Art
  • 2006
    Qawliya Dance

    Qawliya Dance

    Qawliya Dance

    02006HD

    Experimental short about the Qawliya gypsies in Iraq.

    Qawliya Dance
  • 2003
    Muhammad and Jane

    Muhammad and Jane

    Muhammad and Jane

    02003HD

    Muhammad Zeromski, raised in Iraq and Poland, returns to the U.S. after being away for almost a year. The climate he enters is ominous and confused....

    Muhammad and Jane
  • 2003
    Allahu Akbar

    Allahu Akbar

    Allahu Akbar

    32003HD

    Rhythm and repetition plays an important role in the animated film Allahu Akbar by Usama Alshaibi. With this film, Alshaibi questions the...

    Allahu Akbar
  • 1970
    The Speech By the Sweet Young Beeper

    The Speech By the Sweet Young Beeper

    The Speech By the Sweet Young Beeper

    01970HD

    Zeek Sheck Rules The Cloud People (But Not For Long) - Speech Joe

    The Speech By the Sweet Young Beeper
  • 2006
    Eid Sacrifice

    Eid Sacrifice

    Eid Sacrifice

    02006HD

    Traditional slaughter of an animal for Islamic holiday Eid.

    Eid Sacrifice
  • 1970
    Boy from War

    Boy from War

    Boy from War

    01970HD

    Boy from War is an animated coming-of- age story of a young Arab American punk ricocheting between a war-torn Middle East and 1980s American Midwest....

    Boy from War