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Brian Skiba
Brian Skiba, named Arizona's Filmmaker of the Year and recognised as a "prolific genre filmmaker" by the LA Times (Noel Murray, April 2019), is a director, producer, and writer. A…
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Brian Skiba, named Arizona's Filmmaker of the Year and recognised as a "prolific genre filmmaker" by the LA Times (Noel Murray, April 2019), is a director, producer, and writer. A graduate with a B.A. in English from Arizona State University, Brian's passion for storytelling led him to co-write and direct Blood Moon Rising (2010), a horror comedy distributed by Entertainment One. The film achieved notable success within the zombie genre, prompting Brian to direct Dirty Little Trick (2011), a thriller starring Dean Cain and Michael Madsen, which premiered as a Showtime Original. Since 2012, Brian has been a dynamic force in filmmaking, having produced, directed, and/or written twenty-two feature films, each premiering on prime-time TV or in theatres. In 2017, he directed the fast-paced female empowerment film Chokehold, followed by Rottentail, a Grindhouse horror comedy based on the graphic novel published by Source Point Press. The film earned sold-out screenings and widespread festival acclaim and was released in select theatres. Brian's directorial work also includes My Adventures with Santa (2019), starring Barbara Eden, Denise Richards, and Patrick Muldoon, which Universal Studios theatrically released. The studio was so impressed with the film that they entrusted him to write and direct Christmas Castle (2020). A passionate advocate for strong storytelling, Brian often cites Alfred Hitchcock's famous quote, "To make a great film, you need three things—the script, the script, and the script," as a guiding principle in his career.
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2026
Viper
Movie Executive Producer
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2025
Gunslingers
Movie Director
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2025
Guns of Redemption
Movie Director
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2024
Clear Cut
Movie Director
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2023
Out of Hand
Movie Director
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2023
Dead Man's Hand
Movie Director
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2023
Secret Society of Lies
Movie Director
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2022
Killer Rivalry
Movie Director
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2022
Pursuit
Movie Director
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2021
Flowers & Honey
Movie Director
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2021
Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
Movie Director
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2021
An Organized Killer
Movie Writer
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2021
Obsessed with the Babysitter
Movie Director
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2020
The 2nd
Movie Director
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2020
The Christmas High Note
Movie Director
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2019
My Adventures with Santa
Movie Reindeer (voice)
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2019
Stressed to Death
Movie Writer
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2019
A Woman's Nightmare
Movie Director
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2019
Chokehold
Movie Director
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2019
Deadly Excursion
Movie Producer
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2018
A Stone Cold Christmas
Movie Producer
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2018
Left for Dead
Movie Director
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2018
Rottentail
Movie Director
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2018
Evil Doctor
Movie Director
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2017
Runaway Christmas Bride
Movie Writer
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2017
Running Away
Movie Director
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2016
A Firehouse Christmas
Movie Writer
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2016
Love in the Vineyard
Movie Writer
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2015
A Christmas Truce
Movie Director
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2015
Beverly Hills Christmas
Movie Director
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2015
Love You to Death
Movie Director
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2014
Merry Ex-Mas
Movie Director
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2014
Anatomy of Deception
Movie Director
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2013
Defending Santa
Movie Director
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2013
.357
Movie Director
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2012
Slaughter Creek
Movie Director
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2012
Sweetwater
Movie Director
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2011
Dirty Little Trick
Movie Director
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2010
Wild Ride
Movie First Assistant Director
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2010
Vampegeddon
Movie Special Effects
