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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."
Director:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2017 Running Away
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
Editor:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2017 Running Away
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
Executive Producer:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2016 Love in the Vineyard
2017 Running Away
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
First Assistant Director:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2010 Wild Ride
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2016 Love in the Vineyard
2017 Running Away
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
Producer:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2010 Wild Ride
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2016 Love in the Vineyard
2017 Running Away
2018 A Stone Cold Christmas
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
Screenplay:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2010 Wild Ride
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2016 Love in the Vineyard
2017 Running Away
2018 A Stone Cold Christmas
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
Special Effects:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2010 Vampegeddon
2010 Wild Ride
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2016 Love in the Vineyard
2017 Running Away
2018 A Stone Cold Christmas
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
Stunts:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2010 Vampegeddon
2010 Wild Ride
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2016 Love in the Vineyard
2017 Running Away
2018 A Stone Cold Christmas
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
Writer:
2009 Blood Moon Rising
2010 Vampegeddon
2010 Wild Ride
2011 Dirty Little Trick
2012 Slaughter Creek
2012 Sweetwater
2013 .357
2013 Defending Santa
2014 Anatomy of Deception
2014 Merry Ex-Mas
2015 A Christmas Truce
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas
2015 Love You to Death
2016 A Firehouse Christmas
2016 Love in the Vineyard
2017 Runaway Christmas Bride
2017 Running Away
2018 A Stone Cold Christmas
2018 Evil Doctor
2018 Left for Dead
2018 Rottentail
2019 A Woman's Nightmare
2019 Chokehold
2019 Deadly Excursion
2019 My Adventures with Santa
2019 Stressed to Death
2020 The 2nd
2020 The Christmas High Note
2021 An Organized Killer
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach
2021 Flowers & Honey
2021 Obsessed with the Babysitter
2022 Killer Rivalry
2022 Pursuit
2023 Dead Man's Hand
2023 Out of Hand
2023 Secret Society of Lies
2024 Clear Cut
2025 Guns of Redemption
2025 Gunslingers
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