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Merata Mita

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Merata Mita

Known For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jun 19, 1942 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

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.

Known For

Acting
2019Merata: How Mum Decolonised the ScreenSelf (archive footage)
2016Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori CinemaSelf (Footage)
1999Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the SingerSelf
1987KaleidoscopeSubject
1984UtuMatu
1983Making UtuSelf
1983Kinleith '80Self - Narrator (voice)
Production
2011Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora TangataProducer
2010BoyCo-Producer
2010My WeaponryProducer
2010Papa Mau: The WayfinderExecutive Producer
2004SpookedProducer
2004The Land Has EyesExecutive Producer
2001HotereProducer
1988MauriProducer
1983Patu!Producer
1980Bastion Point: Day 507Producer
1979Keskidee ArohaProducer
Directing
2020MarchDirector
2011Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora TangataDirector
2004SpookedSecond Unit Director
2001HotereDirector
1996DreadDirector
1990Mana WakaDirector
1988MauriDirector
1983Patu!Director
1980Bastion Point: Day 507Director
1979Keskidee ArohaDirector
-The DrumDirector
Writing
2001HotereWriter
1996DreadWriter
1990Mana WakaWriter
1988MauriScreenplay
1979Keskidee ArohaScreenplay
-The DrumWriter