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MAGGIE CONTRERAS. FUELED BY THE POWER OF TRUE STORIES. is a new feature documentary following five internationally-based women as they prepare for and perform in ‘La Maestra’—the only competition in the world for female orchestra conductors.
Jun 3, 2023 · The director of “Maestra,” Maggie Contreras, discusses making the documentary and the challenges faced by women in classical music.
Maggie Contreras is a director and producer behind films tackling a wide range of topics, from a behind the scenes look at the lives of female orchestra conductors to standup comics to solar energy. One commonality they all possess is an insatiable curiosity about what drives the human spirit.
Jun 23, 2023 · Maggie Contreras, the director of “Maestra," joined GBH’s James Bennett II to talk about what it took to make the film. Contreras is not a classical musician by trade, but she was surrounded by it from an early age.
Jun 7, 2024 · However, many passionate and dedicated female conductors exist, and director Maggie Contreras honors them with her documentary “Maestra.” Sadly, they are still very much in the minority; early in Contreras’ film, we learn that women make up less than 3 percent of all orchestral conductors worldwide.
Jun 20, 2023 · Maggie Contreras’ likeable, informative Tribeca documentary follows an event created in 2018 to address that inequity. Every two years, women in the early stages of their conducting careers join...
Jun 22, 2023 · Filmmaker Maggie Contreras' new film "Maestra" follows a cadre of female conductors with dreams of winning La Maestra, the first international conducting competition solely for women.
