Melissa Ann Skirboll

Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Actor at LifeDream Productions
Actor, Director, Playwright, Producer, Screenwriter, Casting Director and Editor

New York City, New York

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October 2016

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About Melissa

Award-winning director, writer, actor and producer Melissa Skirboll was named Filmmaker of the year at Västerås Film Festival in Sweden in 2019 just 3 years after making her first short film. In 2022, San Angelo Revolution Film Festival named her Female Filmmaker of the year.
Her newest short Overdue hit the festival circuit in the fall of 2022; it will be playing in festivals worldwide through 2023.
She is a proud member of NYWIFT, SAG/AFTRA, and The Brazen Giants Ensemble,
Melissa also teaches acting for the NYFA, Sande Shurin Acting Studio and works with individuals as a private coach.

Gender:
Female

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Overdue (2021 - 2022)
Film (short) by Lifedream Productions/Melissa Skirbol Director/Writer/Producer/Editor/Casting A romantic dramedy. Maureen and Jason are each having a very bad night. Their chance encounter gives both a glimmer of hope as they discover a shared past and a connection that brings light to the darkness in their lives.
Greetings from Sarajevo (2020)
Film (short) by Melissa Skirboll Director/Producer/Editor/Casting
My Dinner With Schwartzey (2019)
Film (short) by Melissa Skirboll Director/Writer/Producer/Casting
The Spy Who Scratched Me (2018)
Film (short) by Melissa Skirboll (Comedy) Director/Executive Producer/Actress
Show & Tell Tango (2017)
Film (short) by Melissa Skirboll & Natasha Straley Director/Writer/Producer/Casting/Actress
Coma (2014)
Film Actress
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2012)
TV Series Actress
A Magpie in the Mirror (2011)
Film Actress
Pushing Twilight (2008)
TV Series Actress
Kite Hill (2005)
Film Actress
The Definition of Insanity (2004)
Film Actress
Digital Getdown (2003)
Film Actress

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Awards

Best Film - DMOFF (January 2020) "My Dinner With Schwartzey"
(2020)
Filmmaker of the Year - Västeras Film Festival
(2019)
Best Screenwriter - DMOFF (Feb 2019) "Show & Tell Tango"
(2019)
Best Comedy - Erie International Film Festival "The Spy Who Scratched Me"
(2019)
Best Dramedy - Manhattan Film Festival "My Dinner With Schwartzey"
(2019)
Best Dramedy - NYC TV Festival "My Dinner With Schwartzey"
(2019)
Best Director - NYC TV Festival "My Dinner With Schwartzey" Melissa Skirboll
(2019)