Merata Mita

Merata Mita

Directing • Born 1942-06-19 – Died 2010-05-31

Directing0Maketu, 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.

Filmography

7 credits
Making Utu

Making Utu

Movie • 1983

Self

Kinleith '80

Kinleith '80

Movie • 1983

Self - Narrator (voice)

Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer

Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer

Movie • 1999

Self

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Movie • 1987

Subject

Utu

Utu

Movie • 1984

Matu

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Movie • 2019

Self (archive footage)

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

Movie • 2016

Self (Footage)