Merata Mita

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

June 19, 1942

died

May 31, 2010

place of birth

Maketu, New Zealand

total credits

5 movies

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.

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Known For

Utu

as Matu

Making Utu

as Self

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

as Self (Footage)

Kinleith '80

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Filmography

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Utu

Making Utu

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019as Self (archive footage)

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

2016as Self (Footage)

Kinleith '80

1983as Self - Narrator (voice)