Michael Kantor

Known for: Production

Michael Kantor is a writer, director, and producer whose work includes "Quincy Jones: In the Pocket" for American Masters, Cornerstone for HBO, and The West with Ken Burns. Prior to his work in television, Kantor was a freelance theater director and writer, published in Newsday, American Theater, and Interview. He is president of Ghost Light Films and Almo Inc., companies dedicated to bringing the arts to television. Since 2001, Michael Kantor has produced 21 hours of television for national broadcast. In addition to winning the Peabody Award and the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Nonfiction Series, Mr. Kantor’s productions have been recognized with seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and one Writers Guild of America Award nomination.

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Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

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Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

Executive Producer

2021 Documentary
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

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Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

Executive Producer

2022 Documentary
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Executive Producer

2017 Documentary
Give Me the Banjo

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Give Me the Banjo

Executive Producer

2011 Documentary
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

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Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

Director

2012 Documentary
When Patsy Cline Was... Crazy

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When Patsy Cline Was... Crazy

Executive Producer

2017 Music
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

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Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

Executive Producer

2023 Documentary
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

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Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

Executive Producer

2022 Documentary
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

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A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

Executive Producer

2021 Documentary
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Executive Producer

2023 Documentary
Becoming Helen Keller

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Becoming Helen Keller

Executive Producer

2021 Documentary
By Sidney Lumet

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By Sidney Lumet

Executive Producer

2015 Documentary
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

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Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

Producer

2001 Documentary
Roberta

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Roberta

Executive Producer

2022 Documentary
Words from a Bear

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Words from a Bear

Executive Producer

2019 Documentary
Groucho & Cavett

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Groucho & Cavett

Executive Producer

2022 Documentary
Mae West: Dirty Blonde

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Mae West: Dirty Blonde

Executive Producer

2020 Documentary
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Executive Producer

2018 Documentary
Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

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Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

Executive Producer

2023 Drama
Sydney G. James: How We See Us

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Sydney G. James: How We See Us

Executive Producer

2023 Drama
The Rooster

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The Rooster

Executive Producer

2024 Drama
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Executive Producer

2024 Documentary
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Executive Producer

2025 Documentary
Itzhak

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Itzhak

Executive Producer

2017 Documentary