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Merata Mita

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

June 19, 1942

Died

May 31, 2010 (age 67)

Place of Birth

Maketu, New Zealand

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Merata Mita

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.

Merata Mita: Redefining the Oral Tradition

Video

Known For

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
Film

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

Self (Footage)

2016

Utu
Film

Utu

Matu

1984

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Film

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Self (archive footage)

2019

Making Utu
Film

Making Utu

Self

1983

Kaleidoscope
Film

Kaleidoscope

Subject

1987

Kinleith '80
Film

Kinleith '80

Self - Narrator (voice)

1983

Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
Film

Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer

Self

1999

Filmography

2019FilmMerata: How Mum Decolonised the Screenas Self (archive footage)2016FilmHautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinemaas Self (Footage)1999FilmPākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singeras Self1987FilmKaleidoscopeas Subject1984FilmUtuas Matu1983FilmMaking Utuas Self1983FilmKinleith '80as Self - Narrator (voice)