Merata Mita

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.

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Date of Birth

Jun 19, 1942

Place of Birth

Maketu, New Zealand

Date of Death

May 31, 2010

Age

Known For

Directing

Images

Movie Credits

Boy

2010

Co-Producer

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019

Self (archive footage)

Utu

1984

Matu

Making Utu

1983

Self

Patu!

1983

Director, Producer

The Land Has Eyes

2004

Executive Producer

Mauri

1988

Director, Screenplay, Producer

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