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Celia Aniskovich

Celia Aniskovich

Producer and director

Celia Aniskovich is a New York-based director, producer, and storyteller whose work spans film, television, and audio. She began her career as an NBC Page before moving into documentary and narrative filmmaking, later founding Dial Tone Films. Her credits include Netflix standouts How to Fix a Drug Scandal and Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia, Lifetime’s Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, BURN IT DOWN! (BFI London Film Festival premiere), Discovery+’s Fruitcake Fraud (Realscreen nominee), HBO Max’s Beanie Mania, and Call Me Miss Cleo (Astra Award nominee). She also created the Wondery podcast Spy Affair. In 2024, two of her short documentaries - Facing the Falls (executive produced by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton) and Taking Back the Groove (executive produced by Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan) - qualified for Academy Award consideration. Her latest feature documentary, The Merchants of Joy, premiered on Amazon Prime this past Christmas. In 2026, she co-produced the Academy Award winning live-action short film, The Singers. She is also the founder of Switchboard Magazine, a nonfiction digital publication and IP incubator. Aniskovich graduated from Fordham University and is a life-long New York Mets fan. She is repped by CAA.

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Works as
Producer and director
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Celia Aniskovich's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Power
25%
Society
17%
Survival
12%
Self
7%
Ideas
5%
Bonds
3%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
11
Contemplative
11
Melancholic
9
Cold
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous13
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Celia Aniskovich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Celia Aniskovich's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Merchants of Joy(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rat Rod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Ali Eats America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Singers(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Takedown: American Aryans(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Facing the Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer

  • Sins of the South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Researcher

  • Face to Face with Scott Peterson(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Taking Back the Groove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • What Happened at Fells Acres?(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Miss Cleo(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Flight/Risk(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Gaming Wall St(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Fruitcake Fraud(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • BURN IT DOWN! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • I, Sniper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Beanie Mania(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Sons(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Phantom(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Fear City: New York vs the Mafia(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • First Ladies(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Hiroshimai: 75 Years Later(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • How to Fix a Drug Scandal(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Surviving Jeffrey Epstein(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Crimes That Changed Us(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Mystery of D.B. Cooper(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Impact of Murder(2019)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • America's War on Drugs(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2021 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)

$4.2K worldwide

Highest rated

The Singers (2025)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

First Ladies (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 11: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleProducing8 of 11: 4 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

11 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Celia Aniskovich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

First Ladies (2020)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

America's War on Drugs (2017)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Celia Aniskovich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Celia Aniskovich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Robins shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers