Private Project

The Spy Who Scratched Me

When the evil landlord wants to ban their pets, these crazy cat ladies bring in the big guns in this comic spy caper!

  • Melissa Skirboll
    Director
    Show & Tell Tango, My Dinner With Schwartzey
  • Wendy Mae Shelton
    Writer
  • Melissa Skirboll
    Producer
  • Jeanine Bartel
    Key Cast
  • Denis Ooi
    Key Cast
  • James Pravasilis
    Key Cast
  • Brooke Hoover
    Key Cast
  • Maureen Van Trease
    Key Cast
  • Melissa Skirboll
    Key Cast
  • Wendy Mae Shelton
    Key Cast
  • Harry Sood
    Key Cast
  • Noah Friedman
    Director of Photography
  • Zach Lapidus
    Editor
  • James Pravasilis
    Composer
  • Todd Lockwood
    Sound Editor
    Show & Tell Tango
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    comedy
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 7, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD Video
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 48 Hour Film Project
    New York, NY
    United States
    June 30, 2018
  • Vasteras Film Festival
    Vasteras
    Sweden
    October 10, 2018
    Premier
  • New York Short Film Tuesdays
    Williamsburg, NY
    United States
    September 19, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Shorts In-Fest
    Mallorca
    Spain
    October 26, 2018
  • Erie International Film Festival
    Erie, PA
    United States
    December 13, 2019
    Winner Best Comedy
  • F3: Frankly Film Fest
    Piqua, OH
    United States
    October 11, 2019
  • Brightside Film Festival
    Jersey City, NJ
    United States
    August 4, 2019
    Nominee: Best Director Comedy, Best Actress in a Comedy
  • Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase
    Fort Worth, TX
    United States
    July 26, 2019
Director Biography - Melissa Skirboll

Filmmaker of the Year 2019 Vasteras Film Festival

2020 Greetings From Sarajevo - submitting now

2018 My Dinner With Schwartzey (Director/Writer)
Best Dramedy: Manhattan Film Fest
Best Dramedy, Best Director: NYC TV Fest
Best Comedy, Best Director of Comedy: Brightside Film Fest
Best Film: CFIFF
Film Of the Month: DMOFF

The Spy Who Scratched Me (Director)
Best Comedy: Erie Intl Film Fest

Show & Tell Tango (Director/Writer/Actor)
Screenwriter of the Month: DMOFF
Silver Award Directing: NYC Indie FIlm Awards

Her first 3 shorts to date have garnered 65 nominations with 27 wins. (including an additional 10 nominations for best short/short in genre and 4 additional directing nominations)

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Director Statement

A 48 hour film challenge sounded like fun - and with this team it was very fun. Once I pulled together an amazing group of people that I love working with, the hard part was over.

Choosing SPY as our genre had us scratching our heads for a few minute. But with a group of comedic actors in the room we took inspiration from Austin Powers and brainstormed an idea that our writer, Wendy Mae Shelton could work with.

Making The Spy Who Scratched Me was a joyful experience and it pushed the entire team to think and act FAST. Enjoy!