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Merata Mita

Merata Mita

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

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019 • Self (archive footage)
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
2016 • Self (Footage)
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
1999 • Self
Kaleidoscope
1987 • Subject
Utu
Utu
1984 • Matu
Making Utu
Making Utu
1983 • Self
Kinleith '80
Kinleith '80
1983 • Self - Narrator (voice)

Full filmography

Kaleidoscope
1987 • Subject
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Utu
Utu
1984 • Matu
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Kinleith '80
Kinleith '80
1983 • Self - Narrator (voice)
View movie
Merata Mita – Biography, Known For & Filmography