Merata Mita
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
34
Gender
Female
Birthday
1942-06-19 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Maketu, New Zealand
Acting
2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen as Self (archive footage)1999
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer as Self1987
Kaleidoscope as Subject1984
Utu as Matu1983
Making Utu as Self1983
Kinleith '80 as Self - Narrator (voice)Crew
2020
March Director2011
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata Producer2011
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata Director2010
Boy Co-Producer2010
My Weaponry Producer2010
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder Executive Producer2004
Spooked Producer2004
The Land Has Eyes Executive Producer2004
Spooked Second Unit Director2001
Hotere Writer2001
Hotere Producer2001
Hotere Director1996
Dread Director1996
Dread Writer1990
Mana Waka Director1990
Mana Waka Writer1988
Mauri Director1988
Mauri Screenplay1983
Patu! Producer1983
Patu! DirectorNaN
The Drum WriterNaN
The Drum Director1988
Mauri Producer1980
Bastion Point: Day 507 Director1980
Bastion Point: Day 507 Producer1979
Keskidee Aroha Director1979
Keskidee Aroha Producer1979
Keskidee Aroha Screenplay