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.