Merata Mita

Director

Born: June 19, 1942

Maketu, New Zealand

Biography

Merata Mita, CNZM was a New Zealand actress and filmmaker, as well as a key figure in the growth of the Māori screen industry. Mita was from the Māori tribes of Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāi Te Rangi.

🎬 As Director

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🎭 Filmography

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Utu

as Matu 1984

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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

as Self (archive footage) 2019

Making Utu

as Self 1983

Kinleith '80

as Self - Narrator (voice) 1983

Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer

as Self 1999

Kaleidoscope

as Subject 1987

Merata Mita

Biography

🎬 As Director

Patu!

Mauri

Mana Waka

March

Dread

The Drum

Keskidee Aroha

Bastion Point: Day 507

Hotere

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata