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