Maria Peters

Maria Peters is a Dutch film director and screenwriter and one of the founders of Shooting Star Filmcompany, along with her husband Dave Schram.

Mike Says Goodbye! (2012)

After bouncing back from leukemia, 10-year-old Mike is ready to leave the hospital, but his mother never arrives to take him home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Bracha van Doesburgh  •  Maas Bronkhuyzen  •  Faas Wijn  •  Carine Crutzen

After bouncing back from leukemia, 10-year-old Mike is ready to leave the hospital, but his mother never arrives to take him home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Bracha van Doesburgh  •  Maas Bronkhuyzen  •  Faas Wijn  •  Carine Crutzen

Sonny Boy (2011)

Waldemar Nods, a young man from Suriname, meets the older Dutch woman Rika van der Lans and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black, the other white, 17 years between them and on top of that Rika already has four ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Ricky Koole  •  Sergio Hasselbaink  •  Marcel Hensema  •  Micha Hulshof

Waldemar Nods, a young man from Suriname, meets the older Dutch woman Rika van der Lans and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black, the other white, 17 years between them and on top of that Rika already has four ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Ricky Koole  •  Sergio Hasselbaink  •  Marcel Hensema  •  Micha Hulshof

The Purse Snatcher (1995)

Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside – they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Olivier Tuinier  •  Aus Greidanus Jr.  •  Micha Hulshof  •  Myranda Jongeling

Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside – they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Olivier Tuinier  •  Aus Greidanus Jr.  •  Micha Hulshof  •  Myranda Jongeling

Little Crumb (1999)

The film is based on the popular Dutch childrens book by Chris van Abkoude. In a Dutch port in 1921 lives a 10-year-old orphan boy known to everyone simply as Little Crumb. His poverty-stricken mother Lize van Dien filled with shame was forced to turn him over to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Ruud Feltkamp  •  Hugo Haenen  •  Rick Engelkes  •  Yannick van de Velde

The film is based on the popular Dutch childrens book by Chris van Abkoude. In a Dutch port in 1921 lives a 10-year-old orphan boy known to everyone simply as Little Crumb. His poverty-stricken mother Lize van Dien filled with shame was forced to turn him over to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Ruud Feltkamp  •  Hugo Haenen  •  Rick Engelkes  •  Yannick van de Velde

Peter Bell II: The Hunt for the Czar Crown (2003)

Peter Bell and his Black Hand gang tangle with evil newspaper tycoon Stark once again, as the latter schemes to steal a priceless royal crown with his two cronies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Quinten Schram  •  Frensch de Groot  •  Jordy Mul  •  Serge Price

Peter Bell and his Black Hand gang tangle with evil newspaper tycoon Stark once again, as the latter schemes to steal a priceless royal crown with his two cronies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Quinten Schram  •  Frensch de Groot  •  Jordy Mul  •  Serge Price

Peter Bell (2002)

Peter is a cheerful -- but not very obedient -- boy from a very ordinary family in pre-war Rotterdam. His many pranks amuse some and cause a lot of trouble to others, even making the front pages of the big city newspapers. His growing popularity brings him many new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Quinten Schram  •  Frensch de Groot  •  Sjoerd Metz  •  Jordy Mul

Peter is a cheerful -- but not very obedient -- boy from a very ordinary family in pre-war Rotterdam. His many pranks amuse some and cause a lot of trouble to others, even making the front pages of the big city newspapers. His growing popularity brings him many new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Quinten Schram  •  Frensch de Groot  •  Sjoerd Metz  •  Jordy Mul

XTC Just Don't Do It (2006)

Melissa is a 15-year-old girl who loves to dance. Her parents think she is taking classes in classical ballet, but once at the dance school she devotes herself to the hip-hop dance classes. Melissa is good friends with Jordi and he is very happy for Melissa when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Sem Veeger  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Tommie Venneker  •  Gijs Scholten van Aschat

Melissa is a 15-year-old girl who loves to dance. Her parents think she is taking classes in classical ballet, but once at the dance school she devotes herself to the hip-hop dance classes. Melissa is good friends with Jordi and he is very happy for Melissa when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Sem Veeger  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Tommie Venneker  •  Gijs Scholten van Aschat

The Conductor (2018)

United States, 1926: Dutch 24-year-old Willy Wolters has immigrated to the American continent with her parents as a child. She dreams of becoming a conductor, but this is an ambition that no one takes seriously. Unbeknownst to her, she'll also become Antonia Brico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Christanne de Bruijn  •  Benjamin Wainwright  •  Seumas F. Sargent  •  Annet Malherbe

United States, 1926: Dutch 24-year-old Willy Wolters has immigrated to the American continent with her parents as a child. She dreams of becoming a conductor, but this is an ambition that no one takes seriously. Unbeknownst to her, she'll also become Antonia Brico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Christanne de Bruijn  •  Benjamin Wainwright  •  Seumas F. Sargent  •  Annet Malherbe

Freeze (2014)

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DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Carmen van Zantwijk  •  Pepijn Gunneweg  •  Maarten Wansink  •  Mehdi Fakirni

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DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Carmen van Zantwijk  •  Pepijn Gunneweg  •  Maarten Wansink  •  Mehdi Fakirni