Steven Cantor
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Steven Cantor (born November 1, 1967) is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning American film and television director and producer. Among his most notable productions are the films “What Remains”(2006), “loudQUIETloud”(2006), "Devil’s Playground”(2002), and “Blood Ties”(1994). Cantor has also directed and executively produced the HBO series “Family Bonds”(2003), and has executive produced "Amish in the City" (2005 UPN), “#1 Single”(2006 E! Network), and “Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane”(2007 Style Channel).
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[edit] Bio
Steven Cantor Writer/Producer/Director, born on November 1, 1967, is a graduate of the USC School of Cinema-Television and a founding partner in Stick Figure Productions. Steven is married to the French-Canadian born jewelry designer, Sonya Gauthier, and they live in New York with their daughter, Clara Blue.
[edit] Film
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (1994) Director/Producer: Nominated for a 1994 Academy Award in the category of Best Short Subject Documentary, the film examines the enigmatic pictures of her children taken by renowned photographer, Sally Mann.
What Remains (2005) Director/Producer: Cantor returned to follow the creation of Mann’s newest undertaking, a meditation on the nature of death and decay. The provocative photo series explores the way in which nature assimilates the body once life has left it, while directly confronting American attitudes towards dying. The film screened first at The Sundance Film Festival in 2006 and won numerous awards on a worldwide festival tour before premiering on HBO. In her New York Times review, Ginia Bellafante wrote of the film, "It is one of the most exquisitely intimate portraits not only of an artist’s process, but also of a marriage and a life, to appear on television in recent memory."
Devil’s Playground (2002) Director/Producer: This Emmy nominated documentary explores the tradition in Amish culture called Rumspringa, when Amish teenagers are permitted to explore the outside world. After rumspringa they must decide whether to commit to the strict rules of the Amish Church, or leave their families behind to join western society. The film spawned a reality series, "Amish in the City", which Cantor's Stick Figure banner executive produced, as well as a non-fiction book, "Rumspringa" written by renowned author, Tom Shachtman and released by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux in 2007.
loudQUITEloud (2006) Director/Producer: In the late 80's and early 90's, The Pixies cut an unparalleled path through modern music. But before their impact was fully felt, the Pixies had disbanded amidst mystery and antipathy. loudQUIETloud follows the ups and downs of their unexpected reformation and the subsequent hugely successful reunion tour of this seminal quartet. In a Rolling Stone interview, Radiohead cited the film as one of their secret influences.
[edit] Television
Family Bonds (2004) Director, Executive Producer: As the only reality series HBO has ever produced, this show explores the lives of the Evangelistas, an outrageous but tight-knit family of bail bondsmen and bounty hunters in Long Isalnd.
#1 Single (2006) Executive Producer: This series documented the dating life of singer Lisa Loeb, who had a number one Billboard hit with "Stay", but who can not seem to find true love. #1 Single captures Loeb’s quest for love, success, and a family.
Kimora Life in the Fab Lane (2007-2008) Executive Producer: This hit series gives us a glimpse into the life and Baby Phat fashion empire of former model Kimora Lee Simmons. It follows Kimora and the team of publicists, managers, stylists, fashion designers and family that surrounds her.
Other Work:
Steven has directed commercials for such clients as Porsche, NFL/United Way, Dasani, and David Barton Gym.
[edit] Filmography
1) Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane: 2007-2008 (executive producer)
2) I am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA: 2007 (producer)
3) James Blunt in Kosovo: 2007 (director/producer)
4) loudQUIETloud: A film about the Pixies: 2006 (director/producer)
5) #1 Single: 2006 (executive producer)
6) The Biz: 2005 (executive producer)
7) What Remains: 2005 (director/producer)
8) Family Bonds: 2004 (executive producer)
9) Amish in the City: 2004 (executive producer)
10) Slasher: 2004 (producer)
11) The AMC Project: 2003 (executive producer)
12) Willie Nelson: Still is Still Moving: 2002 (director/producer)
13) Devil’s Playground: 2002 (producer)
14) Crossover: 2001 (producer)
15) Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope: 2000 (director/producer)
16) Recon: 1996 (director/producer)
17) Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann: 1994 (director/producer)
