Directing

Merata Mita

Born 1942-06-19 · Maketu, New Zealand

Died 2010-05-31

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.

Credits

Newest first

March
Director
2020
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
as Self (Footage)
2016
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
Director
2011
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
Producer
2011
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
Executive Producer
2010
My Weaponry
Producer
2010
Boy
Co-Producer
2010
Spooked
Producer
2004
Spooked
Second Unit Director
2004
The Land Has Eyes
Executive Producer
2004
Hotere
Director
2001
Hotere
Writer
2001
Hotere
Producer
2001
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
as Self
1999
Dread
Writer
1996
Dread
Director
1996
Mana Waka
Director
1990
Mana Waka
Writer
1990
Mauri
Director
1988
Mauri
Screenplay
1988
Mauri
Producer
1988
Kaleidoscope
as Subject
1987
Patu!
Director
1983
Patu!
Producer
1983
Making Utu
as Self
1983
Utu
as Matu
1983
Kinleith '80
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Bastion Point: Day 507
Producer
1980
Bastion Point: Day 507
Director
1980
Keskidee Aroha
Screenplay
1979
Keskidee Aroha
Producer
1979
Keskidee Aroha
Director
1979
The Drum
Director
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The Drum
Writer
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