Celia Aniskovich Celia Aniskovich

The Queen of the Infomercial

From the stillness, you might think she’s waiting for someone. She has that air about her — the quiet confidence of someone who’s lived a life with an audience.


It’s only now, engine running, phone lit up with the next order, one foot hovering over the gas, that you realize:
Susan Powter — once a media phenomenon, the platinum-haired icon who yelled at America to "Stop the Insanity!" — is now delivering someone’s dinner in the Nevada sun.

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Celia Aniskovich Celia Aniskovich

Cajun Cowboys

I remember coming across the fact that the oldest cypress tree in the United States is 2,600 years old. Older than this country ten times over. Older than the British and Byzantines and the Romans. Not quite as old as Walls of Jericho. But older than Christendom. And older than Christ.

Suddenly, quietly, you see a long shadow rising from the lake.
Jack's hand emerges from the lake, and a pair of goggles fly towards the Louisiana sunshine.

“Yeeeeeeeee—”

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Celia Aniskovich Celia Aniskovich

Gym. Tan. Larceny.

"Each blast of the jackhammer shoots through Jeff’s wrists and elbows, rattling his clenched jaw. He barely flinches, keeping the bit inside the tiny gap between the safe’s door and frame. Just a little more, a little more.

When the lock finally snaps, there’s a sudden rush of silence as the jackhammer rears up. Jeff tosses it to the side just before he loses control. The bit is stuck, but the force has busted the lock in half.  Jeff grabs the forgotten pry bar. With what feels like no effort at all after more than an hour of trying to tame the jackhammer, the older brother gingerly pulls open the safe door."

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Celia Aniskovich Celia Aniskovich

David Again

David Again tells the story of David Dennis, his road to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, and his lifelong friendship with actor Jon Cryer. It is a story about redemption, the power of friendship, and the promise that it is never too late to ask for help. Official Selection of Tribeca Festival 2024 and Special Jury Mention at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024. Winner of Best Documentary Short at Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2024, Bushwick Film Festival 2024, Beloit International Film Festival 2024 and the Programmer's Choice Award at Salute Your Shorts Film Festival 2024.

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Celia Aniskovich Celia Aniskovich

The Holy Thursday Massacre

"There’s an intruder in the Garden of Eden. He has slithered past the trampoline bathed in moonlight and nestled inside the sturdy row of potted plants. "

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