Below is a list of significant events and films in underground film history between the years 2000 and 2005.
Reference key:
D.E.J.: David E. James. The Most Typical Avant-garde: History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles. Berkeley: University of California, 2005.
J.S.: Jack Sargeant. Deathtripping: the Extreme Underground. Brooklyn: Soft Skull, 2008. (Originally published: London: Creation, 1995.)
2000
Major Events:
Usama and Kristie Alshaibi found and run the Z Film Festival in Chicago. (J.S.)
2001
Significant Films:
U.S.:
Usama Alshaibi:
Ass (J.S.)
Dan McLaughlin:
The Afterlife of a Hollywood Extra (D.E.J.)
2002
Significant Films:
U.S.:
Kristie Alshaibi:
Other People’s Mirrors (J.S.)
2003
Significant Films:
U.S.:
Usama Alshaibi:
The Amateurs (DVD) (J.S.)
2004
Significant Films:
U.S.:
Usama Alshaibi:
Convulsion Expulsion (DVD) (J.S.)
2005
Major Events:
Last year of Usama and Kristie Alshaibi’s Z Film Festival. (J.S.)