Nikki Celis

Nikki Celis (aka Nikki Anchovy) is an award-nominated Bicolano writer, critic, and radio host based in Calgary and Montreal. He is the writer and co-producer of ANG MERKADO, a claymation short film directed by NOFAC3, based on his published semi-fictional memoir "The Market." His background in journalism informs his approach to multimedia storytelling. From editorials and interviews to memoirs and screenplays published in ISSAY!, VICE, the Calgary Herald, Complex, and more, his work focuses on peripheries—examining the intersections of culture, art, and identity among Filipinos and other BIPOC diasporas. As a visual and literary storyteller, he explores themes of diaspora, subculture, and resistance through photo essays, audio stories, and...