Merata Mita

Merata Mita

Born 19 June 1942 in Maketu, New Zealand

Died 31 May 2010 (aged 67)

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.

Director

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1983
Patu! Director
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1988
Mauri Director
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2004
Spooked Second Unit Director
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2001
Hotere Director

Producer

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2010
Boy Co-Producer
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2004
The Land Has Eyes Executive Producer
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1983
Patu! Producer
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1988
Mauri Producer

Actor

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1983
Utu Matu
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2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen Self (archive footage)
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2016
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema Self (Footage)
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
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1999
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer Self

Writer

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1988
Mauri Screenplay
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2001
Hotere Writer
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1990
Mana Waka Writer
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TBA
The Drum Writer