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Usama Alshaibi was born in Baghdad, Iraq and spent his formative years living between the United States and the Middle East. He is an award winning filmmaker and his films have received grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, the Playboy Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation, among others.
Usama lived and worked in Chicago for 16 years. He's now pursuing his MFA in film at the University of Colorado in Boulder, where he lives with his wife and daughter.
His most recent documentary, American Arab, is currently in post-production.
Click here to read more on Usama and his films.
Kartemquin Films Spring Showcase (Chicago)
I’ll be showing a 10 minute clip from American Arab at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Information below. Sun, May 19th at 5:00pm Enjoy exclusive previews of four upcoming projects…
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Kartemquin Films Spring Showcase (Chicago)
I’ll be showing a 10 minute clip from American Arab at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Information below. Sun, May 19th at 5:00pm Enjoy exclusive previews of four upcoming projects…
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Free Screening NICE BOMBS at University of Colorado in Boulder
NICE BOMBS SCREENING! When: Monday APRIL 29, 2013 at 6:00pm Where: University of Colorado, Boulder, ATLAS building, room 102 Please join me for a free screening of my 2006 documentary feature…
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Remember Iraq
This photograph by Chris Hondros, is a picture of Samar Hassan, age 5. She cried and screamed in horror after her parents were killed in Tal Afar, Iraq, by American soldiers in…
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Apology for Sex and Violence: Retrospective Program 3 at Chicago Underground Film Festival
Death Jerk-Off 2000 will be playing on Saturday, March 9 · 3:00PM at The Logan Theatre as part of retrospective selected By Jack Sargeant. “With the Cinema of Transgression manifesto, Nick Zedd affirmed the…
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American Arab receives $20,000 grant from CAAM
From Kartemquin Films News: The Center for Asian-American Media (CAAM) has awarded a grant of $20,000 to American Arab, directed by Kartemquin’s Diversity Fellow Usama Alshaibi. The film, a frank conversation about the identity…
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Boulder winter 2012-2013 pics