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 St…

Directed

1. The 2nd (2020) — Director
2. Gunslingers (2025) — Director
3. Pursuit (2022) — Director
4. Defending Santa (2013) — Director
5. A Christmas Truce (2015) — Director
6. Clear Cut (2024) — Director
7. Dead Man's Hand (2023) — Director
8. A Woman's Nightmare (2019) — Director
9. Merry Ex-Mas (2014) — Director
10. Dirty Little Trick (2011) — Director
11. Running Away (2017) — Director
12. Rottentail (2018) — Director
13. Deadly Excursion (2019) — Director
14. My Adventures with Santa (2019) — Director
15. Flowers & Honey (2021) — Director
16. Beverly Hills Christmas (2015) — Director
17. Obsessed with the Babysitter (2021) — Director
18. The Christmas High Note (2020) — Director
19. Slaughter Creek (2012) — Director
20. Blood Moon Rising (2009) — Director
21. Killer Rivalry (2022) — Director
22. Anatomy of Deception (2014) — Director
23. Chokehold (2019) — Director
24. Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach (2021) — Director
25. Secret Society of Lies (2023) — Director
26. An Organized Killer (2021) — Director
27. Left for Dead (2018) — Director
28. .357 (2013) — Director
29. Evil Doctor (2018) — Director
30. Love You to Death (2015) — Director
31. Out of Hand (2023) — Director
32. Guns of Redemption (2025) — Director
33. Sweetwater (2012) — Director
34. Dead End — Director

Also appeared in

1. My Adventures with Santa (2019) — Reindeer (voice)