Directing
Merata Mita
EN, MI cinema · 22 credits
Born
19 June 1942
Died
31 May 2010 (aged 67)
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Drum
Director, Writer
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
as Self (Footage)
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
Director, Producer
Boy
Co-Producer
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
Executive Producer
Spooked
Producer, Second Unit Director
The Land Has Eyes
Executive Producer
Hotere
Director, Producer, Writer
Dread
Director, Writer
Mana Waka
Director, Writer
Mauri
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Making Utu
as Self
Kinleith '80
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Utu
as Matu
Patu!
Director, Producer
Bastion Point: Day 507
Producer, Director
Keskidee Aroha
Director, Producer, Screenplay