Brian Skiba

Brian Skiba

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Biography

Arizona's Filmmaker of the Year and deemed a "prolific genre filmmaker" by the LA Times, (Noel Murray, April 2019) Brian Skiba is a Director, Producer, and a Writer of feature films for Screen and Television since 2009. Graduating with a B.A. in English from Arizona State University, Brian fulfilled his passion for storytelling by co-writing and directing, Blood Moon Rising (2010). Distributed by Entertainment One, the horror comedy found great success in the Zombie genre, so much so, that Brian was asked to direct the thriller, Dirty Little Trick (2011),starring Dean Cain and Michael Madsen, and that film premiered as a Showtime Original. Since 2012, Brian has produced, directed and/or written twenty-two feature films, all of them premiering on Prime Time TV or in the theaters. In 2017, Brian directed the fast-paced female empowerment fight movie, Chokehold. That same year he directed a Grindhouse Horror Comedy Rottentail, based on a graphic novel by the same name, and published by Source Point Press. The film was released into select theaters and garnered sold-out crowds. It was also accepted into a slew of international film festivals. Most recently Brian directed, My Adventures with Santa starring Barbara Eden, Denise Richards and Patrick Muldoon for Universal Studios and has a theatrical release Christmas 2019. Universal Studios was so happy with the film they've asked him to write and direct Christmas Castle (2020). Brian's favorite quote from the highly regarded Director, Alfred Hitchcock is, "To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script."

Career

2018
Rottentail
Rottentail as Billy
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2019
Stressed to Death
Stressed to Death as Writer
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2017
Runaway Christmas Bride
Runaway Christmas Bride as Writer
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2016
Love in the Vineyard
Love in the Vineyard as Writer
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A Firehouse Christmas
A Firehouse Christmas as Writer
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2023
Out of Hand
Out of Hand as Director
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Dead Man's Hand
Dead Man's Hand as Director, Screenplay
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The Student
The Student as Director
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2022
Killer Rivalry
Killer Rivalry as Director
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Pursuit
Pursuit as Director, Writer
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2021
Flowers and Honey
Flowers and Honey as Director
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Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
An Organized Killer
An Organized Killer as Director, Writer
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Obsessed with the Babysitter
2020
The 2nd
The 2nd as Director
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The Christmas High Note
The Christmas High Note as Director
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2019
My Adventures with Santa
My Adventures with Santa as Director, Writer
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Chokehold
Chokehold as Director, Writer
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One Nightmare Stand
One Nightmare Stand as Director
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Deadly Excursion
Deadly Excursion as Director, Writer
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2018
Rottentail
Rottentail as Director, Writer
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Snatched
Snatched as Director
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Left for Dead
Left for Dead as Director
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2017
Running Away
Running Away as Director
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2015
Beverly Hills Christmas
Beverly Hills Christmas as Director
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Christmas Truce
Christmas Truce as Director
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Love You to Death
Love You to Death as Director
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2014
Merry Ex Mas
Merry Ex Mas as Director
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Anatomy of Deception
Anatomy of Deception as Director
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2013
Defending Santa
Defending Santa as Director
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.357
.357 as Director, Writer
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2012
Slaughter Creek
Slaughter Creek as Director
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Sweetwater
Sweetwater as Director
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2011
Dirty Little Trick
Dirty Little Trick as Director
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2009
Blood Moon Rising
Blood Moon Rising as Director
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