Merata Mita

Directing

Merata Mita

Born June 19, 1942Maketu, New Zealand19 credits

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.

Known For

March

Movie

2020

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
6.7

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Movie

2019

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

Movie

2016

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata

Movie

2011

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
5.5

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

Movie

2010

The Land Has Eyes
5.6

The Land Has Eyes

Movie

2004

Filmography

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2020MarchDirectorMovie
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screenas Self (archive footage)Movie
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
2016Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinemaas Self (Footage)Movie
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
2011Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora TangataDirectorMovie
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
2010Papa Mau: The WayfinderExecutive ProducerMovie
The Land Has Eyes
2004The Land Has EyesExecutive ProducerMovie
Hotere
2001HotereWriterMovie
P
1999Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singeras SelfMovie
Dread
1996DreadDirectorMovie
Mana Waka
1990Mana WakaDirectorMovie
Mauri
1988MauriDirectorMovie
K
1987Kaleidoscopeas SubjectMovie
Utu
1984Utuas MatuMovie
Patu!
1983Patu!DirectorMovie
Making Utu
1983Making Utuas SelfMovie
Kinleith '80
1983Kinleith '80as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Bastion Point: Day 507
1980Bastion Point: Day 507DirectorMovie
Keskidee Aroha
1979Keskidee ArohaDirectorMovie
The Drum
—The DrumWriterMovie