PERFORMANCE

The Maestra documentary Director, Maggie Contreras, is featured in the New York Times, “A New Film Shines a Light on Women Conductors”, an article by Farah Nayeri.

Excerpt:

“What would you like your film to achieve?

I want people to hire these women. I want all five of these women to not stop working. And I’m hoping that people can walk away from the film with the ability to answer the question: “What does a conductor do, anyway?”

For me, I hope that people now see me as an individual artist, instead of a producer in relation to other artists. I hope my next film will not be as difficult to finance as this one: that for the next story that I want to tell, I’ll have the support behind me, because now I’m not a first-time director anymore.”