About Us
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Celia Aniskovich
Founder
Celia Aniskovich is a documentary director and producer and the founder of Dial Tone Films. Her career began in live broadcast news as an NBC Page and she brings her journalism training to everything she does.
In 2021, Aniskovich released Spy Affair, a 6-part podcast series for Wondery Originals based on the story of alleged Russian spy, Maria Butina. She also wrote, directed, and produced BURN IT DOWN!, a feature documentary about Woodstock 99, for MRC Studios/Rolling Stone that had its world premiere at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival. Her other 2021 premiers include a feature documentary she executive produced and directed for Discovery+, Fruitcake Fraud (Nominated for a Realscreen Award), and a film she produced for HBO Max, Beanie Mania. Her latest feature documentary, entitled Call Me Miss Cleo (Nominated for an Astra Award), premiered in December 2022 on HBO Max.
She currently has two short documentaries making the festival circuit: Taking Back the Groove and Facing the Falls.
Her next film is about Christmas tree salesmen in New York City. The only thing she cares about more than her films is the New York Mets.
Brandy Crawford-Uriu
Head of Unscripted and Formats
Brandy Crawford-Uriu is a development executive who has been working in unscripted television since 2005. She brings to the table a 360 degree view of the business having worked development at both the network side as a buyer and on the production company side as a seller. Prior to joining Dial Tone, Brandy was a programming and development executive at History, overseeing series hits including History’s Greatest Mysteries, Pawn Stars and Swamp People: Serpent Invasion, as well premium documentaries The Great War and Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre. Before History she held development executive positions at Six West Media Group, Leopard USA and Tremendous Entertainment.
She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and insanely gorgeous kids and her perfect day would include her kids actually eating their dinner and any party that includes karaoke.
Suzanne Al-Taher
Line Producer
Suzanne Al-Taher is an experienced line producer with over 15 years of experience in everything from reality TV to documentaries and short-format/alternative content. Her credit include Lover of Men, The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln, Call Me Miss Cleo, Dane Cook's Feelin' A Live Stream, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Staff Line Producer at Monument LLC, Disney's Quizney, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Million Dollar Listing. She believes that with the right team of passionate people, anything is possible.
She is originally from North Carolina, and although many people say she has a southern accent, she doesn't hear it.
Currently based in Los Angeles, California, she enjoys an ice-cold sweet tea daily and spending time in the sun with her modern family.