This Women’s History Month, we are shining a light on the real-life superheroes: the phenomenal female talent working behind-the-scenes at WBD, each an example of dedication and courage in their respective fields.

Next up is Cynthia Kanner, SVP Post Production at HBO/HBO Max.

"I was 6 months pregnant when I was hired at HBO, and knew it was a good place to work as a woman. But back in 1994 most, if not all, of the departments were run by men. Now I am proud to look around and see that the leaders of the HBO Drama, HBO/HBOMax Comedy, Production, Post Production, Labor Relations, Legal, and BA departments are all women!

I have always cared about representation and mentoring the next flock of post people. Over my years at this company, I have been able to start a number of programs from teaching formerly homeless youth about filmmaking to currently overseeing training programs in NY, LA, and London which bring under-represented groups into post production management.

We have had approximately 170 students go through the current training programs and 90+% of them are working in this industry now. It is incredibly exciting to see these young people succeed!”