Merata Mita

Known for: Directing
Born: June 19, 1942
Died: May 31, 2010
Birthplace: Maketu, New Zealand

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.

Filmography

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The Drum TBA
Writer, Director
March
March 2020
Director
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema 2016
as Self (Footage)
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata 2011
Producer, Director
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder 2010
Executive Producer
My Weaponry
My Weaponry 2010
Producer
Boy 2010
Co-Producer
Spooked 2004
Producer, Second Unit Director
The Land Has Eyes 2004
Executive Producer
Hotere 2001
Writer, Producer, Director
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer 1999
as Self
Dread 1996
Director, Writer
Mana Waka 1990
Director, Writer
Mauri 1988
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope 1987
as Subject
Patu! 1983
Producer, Director
Making Utu 1983
as Self
Utu 1983
as Matu
Kinleith '80 1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bastion Point: Day 507 1980
Director, Producer
Keskidee Aroha 1979
Director, Producer, Screenplay

Credits from TMDB.