Merata Mita
Directing
Born June 19, 1942 in 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
The Drum
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Self (archive footage)
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
Self (Footage)
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
Boy
Spooked
The Land Has Eyes
Hotere
Dread
Mana Waka
Mauri
Utu
Matu
Patu!
Making Utu
Self
Kinleith '80
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bastion Point: Day 507
Keskidee Aroha