Merata Mita

Known for: Directing

Born: 1942-06-19 – 2010-05-31 (aged 67)

From: 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 (7)

MOVIE★ 6.7
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
2016
as Self (Footage)
MOVIE
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
1999
as Self
MOVIE
Kaleidoscope
1987
as Subject
MOVIE★ 7.0
Utu
1984
as Matu
MOVIE
Making Utu
1983
as Self
MOVIE
Kinleith '80
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)