He is the founder of NY based Stick Figure Productions, which he ran for 12 years, prior to selling it in 2013 to Ora, the digital network owned by Carlos Slim Helu.
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 by Tom Shachtman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007).
[9] loudQUIETloud (2006), directed and produced by Cantor, follows the ups and downs of alternative music group the Pixies in their unexpected reformation and the reunion tour.
Reporter (2009), produced by Cantor, follows journalist Nicholas Kristof to the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate the growing humanitarian crisis.
[10] Unraveled (2011), produced by Cantor, scrutinizes prominent lawyer Marc Dreier's financial crimes, and depicts his struggle to come to terms with the aftermath of his actions.
Chasing Tyson (2015), directed and produced by Cantor, is about Evander Holyfield's career defining quest for respectability by beating his notorious rival.
[14] The Biz (2005), executive produced by Cantor, is about nine contestants competing to become the president of their own record label under Warner Music Group.
Catching Hell (2014), executive produced by Cantor; a team of underwater spear fishermen battle the challenges of the seas, while trying to eke out a living.
The Collectors (2014–2015), executive produced by Cantor; the staff of the blog FiveThirtyEight tell the stories of professional statisticians, such as the official scorer at a baseball game, a U.S. Census taker or meteorologist.