Usama Alshaibi Movies

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

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

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

A short film by Usama Alshaibi

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...

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

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

Close-up of a woman crying.

Usama Alshaibi-directed short film.

Traditional slaughter of an animal for Islamic holiday Eid.

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

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

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

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

What is preventing these people from completing video penetration?

A bandaged woman writhes naked on a bed.

Chicago, May 2008

Usama Alshaibi-directed short film.

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