Mishki Vaccaro
Mishki Vaccaro is a writer and director splitting her time between Los Angeles, Toronto and Nosara, Costa Rica. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Mishki has dual US/Canadian citizenship, a B.A. in Cultural Studies from McGill University and an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California.
She's worked in feature development at Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films (X-Men, The Martian, Deadpool) and in television production at Jason Winer’s Small Dog Picture Company (Modern Family, Life In Pieces, The Big Leap), with additional experience on Single Parents (ABC), Woman Up (ABC pilot), and Perfect Harmony (NBC).
Most recently, Mishki wrote and directed the short film Bardo with the support of OPC in Toronto. Her feature film script, #FreeBritney, won runner up in Script Pipeline’s Screenwriting Competition in 2022. She’s pitched television shows to major streamers and networks and is currently developing several film and TV projects. Mishki currently works as a writer in the audio narrative space.
From a young age, Mishki understood the cathartic nature of storytelling and the power of owning your own voice. Mishki writes dark comedy about imperfect women exploring the deep fears and dilemmas of the human experience. She thinks of screenwriting as “good magic,” accidentally has two dogs and will absolutely read your astrology chart.