Merata Mita
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Merata Mita
Filmography
Acting (7)
2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screenas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2016
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinemaas Self (Footage)
1999
1987
Kaleidoscopeas Subject
1983
Making Utuas Self
1983
Utuas Matu
7.0
1983
Kinleith '80as Self - Narrator (voice)
Production & Directing (28)
2020
MarchDirector
2011
2011
2010
Papa Mau: The WayfinderExecutive Producer
5.3
2010
My WeaponryProducer
2010
BoyCo-Producer
7.3
2004
SpookedProducer
8.0
2004
SpookedSecond Unit Director
8.0
2004
The Land Has EyesExecutive Producer
5.8
2001
HotereDirector
7.0
2001
HotereProducer
7.0
2001
HotereWriter
7.0
1996
DreadDirector
1996
DreadWriter
1990
Mana WakaDirector
5.0
1990
Mana WakaWriter
5.0
1988
MauriDirector
6.6
1988
MauriScreenplay
6.6
1988
MauriProducer
6.6
1983
Patu!Director
7.5
1983
Patu!Producer
7.5
1980
Bastion Point: Day 507Producer
1980
Bastion Point: Day 507Director
1979
Keskidee ArohaDirector
1979
Keskidee ArohaProducer
1979
Keskidee ArohaScreenplay
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The DrumDirector
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The DrumWriter