Usama Alshaibi Movies

Formally, an intriguing depiction of video as forward motion, or as technology of road movies and dreams. Alshaibi intercuts footage of a...

An adventure in pornographic surrealism.

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

Baghdad, Iowa is the mask, the shadow and the night stars that sing the sorrow song of death. You might be dreaming, so don't wake up until you...

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

Study of a schizophrenic girl in her own language.

Usama Alshaibi-directed short film.

Close-up of a woman crying.

In Nice Bombs filmmaker Usama Alshaibi returns to Baghdad to reunite with his family after nearly 24 years. This documentary navigates through his...

A woman is chased across a field by an unseen assailant.

Experimental short about the Qawliya gypsies in Iraq.

An eerily stylized deconstruction of exploitation and violence in life and cinema.

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

What is preventing these people from completing video penetration?

A devotion to beauty, aching and isolation.

A young artist in a dark dorm room takes anxieties out of their brain and into their hands.

A short film by Usama Alshaibi

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

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

Usama Alshaibi-directed short film.