Robyn Kanner

Creative Director — Storyteller





Photo by Noémie Marguerite 

A creative director devoted to telling humanity’s most urgent stories.
My expertise is building and leading teams that share a commitment to creating meaningful work.

The Verge
Conversations with Filmmakers

I love talking with people about their process. These conversations reveal the decisions directors make behind the camera.

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

Director Amy Berg and I talk about the trove of voicemails the musician left his mother that she found in his archives.

An immigrant’s ambitions

I sat down with director Brady Corbet to discuss The Brutalist — a 3.5 hour saga on architecture and assimilation.

Sean Baker writes the ending first

Caught up with the director of Anora about how sticking the landing of a film means thinking about it first.

Songs for the end of the world

Joshua Oppenheimer and I chat The End — a surprising musical with concerning themes.

The Beast’s parallel narratives

Bertrand Bonello and I discuss why young directors need to be obsessed with the story they want to tell.

Hirokazu Kore-eda is so back

The director of Monster and I dive into how to find the emotional climax of a story.