Merata Mita

Born: 1942-06-19

Place of Birth: Maketu, New Zealand

Known For: Directing

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

Making Utu

1983 0.0

as Self

Kinleith '80

1983 0.0

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer

1999 0.0

as Self

Kaleidoscope

1987 0.0

as Subject

Utu

1984 7.0

as Matu

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019 6.7

as Self (archive footage)

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

2016 0.0

as Self (Footage)