Merata Mita Movies

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.

Filmography

Utu

1984

As Matu

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019

As Self (archive footage)

Making Utu

1983

As Self

Kinleith '80

1983

As Self - Narrator (voice)

Production

Mauri

1988

As Director

Spooked

2004

As Producer

Patu!

1983

As Producer

Patu!

1983

As Director

Boy

2010

As Co-Producer

Keskidee Aroha

1979

As Director

Keskidee Aroha

1979

As Screenplay

Keskidee Aroha

1979

As Producer

Mana Waka

1990

As Director

Mauri

1988

As Screenplay

Mauri

1988

As Producer

Mana Waka

1990

As Writer

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata

2011

As Producer

Bastion Point: Day 507

1980

As Director

Bastion Point: Day 507

1980

As Producer

The Land Has Eyes

2004

As Executive Producer

Hotere

2001

As Director

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata

2011

As Director

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

2010

As Executive Producer

Hotere

2001

As Producer

Spooked

2004

As Second Unit Director

Hotere

2001

As Writer

March

2020

As Director