About Warren Skeels

Warren is an award-winning filmmaker with a knack for identifying compelling stories and finding an engaging way to capture them. His background in theatre allows him to connect with talent and elicit striking performances. As a result, his films have screened across the world, including the prestigious festivals Tribeca and Rotterdam. In television, Warren created the hit MTV and Paramount+ show, Siesta Key. Serving as both an Executive Producer and Director, Warren emphasized abstract visual story-telling mixed with cinema verite on route to the series becoming a worldwide phenomenon.

Warren’s fascination for true crime and love of thrillers led him to his most meaningful project to date, The Man In The White Van. This suspense-thriller, released by Relativity Media, allowed Warren to explore a bone-chilling story based on actual events about a young girl’s unimaginable horrors facing a serial killer on Halloween night in 1975. The film stars Sean Astin, Ali Larter, Madison Wolfe and Brec Bassinger.  Warren is currently developing projects in the suspense-thriller and true crime space for TV and Film.

He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California where he earned a BFA in Theatre, studied filmic writing, and was awarded the Stanley Musgrove Award as “Most Outstanding Talent.” Warren is a member of the WGA, DGA, SAG, and has advised and served on various film boards.  He is also a proud husband, doting father and enjoys mentoring filmmakers at all stages of their journey.