Brian Skiba

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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.

Film	Credit
Gunslingers2025 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Guns of Redemption2025 · Director	Director
Clear Cut2024 · Director	Director
Out of Hand2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Dead Man's Hand2023 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Secret Society of Lies2023 · Director	Director
Killer Rivalry2022 · Director	Director
Pursuit2022 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Flowers & Honey2021 · Director	Director
Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach2021 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
An Organized Killer2021 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Obsessed with the Babysitter2021 · Director	Director
The 2nd2020 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Christmas High Note2020 · Director	Director
My Adventures with Santa2019 · Reindeer (voice), Director, Writer	Reindeer (voice), Director, Writer
A Woman's Nightmare2019 · Director	Director
Chokehold2019 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Deadly Excursion2019 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Left for Dead2018 · Director	Director
Rottentail2018 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Evil Doctor2018 · Director	Director
Running Away2017 · Director	Director
A Christmas Truce2015 · Director	Director
Beverly Hills Christmas2015 · Director	Director
Love You to Death2015 · Director	Director
Merry Ex-Mas2014 · Director	Director
Anatomy of Deception2014 · Director	Director
Defending Santa2013 · Director	Director
.3572013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Slaughter Creek2012 · Director	Director
Sweetwater2012 · Director	Director
Dirty Little Trick2011 · Director	Director
Blood Moon Rising2009 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
DDead EndDirector	Director
SScorpionDirector	Director