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Director
Merata Mita
- Born June 19, 1942 in Maketu, New Zealand
- Died May 31, 2010
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
Boy2010
Utu1983
The Land Has Eyes2004
Patu!1983
Mauri1988
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder2010
Spooked2004
Mana Waka1990
Filmography
- TBAThe DrumFilmDirector, Writer
- 2020MarchFilmDirector
- 2019Merata: How Mum Decolonised the ScreenFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2016Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori CinemaFilmSelf (Footage)
- 2011Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora TangataFilmDirector, Producer
- 2010BoyFilmCo-Producer
- 2010Papa Mau: The WayfinderFilmExecutive Producer
- 2010My WeaponryFilmProducer
- 2004The Land Has EyesFilmExecutive Producer
- 2004SpookedFilmProducer, Second Unit Director
- 2001HotereFilmDirector, Producer, Writer
- 1999Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the SingerFilmSelf
- 1996DreadFilmDirector, Writer
- 1990Mana WakaFilmDirector, Writer
- 1988MauriFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1987KaleidoscopeFilmSubject
- 1983UtuFilmMatu
- 1983Patu!FilmDirector, Producer
- 1983Making UtuFilmSelf
- 1983Kinleith '80FilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1980Bastion Point: Day 507FilmProducer, Director
- 1979Keskidee ArohaFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay