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Merata Mita

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Merata Mita

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jun 19, 1942 (83 years old)
Death date
May 31, 2010

Merata Mita

Known For

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
1h 28m
Movie 2019

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata...

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Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
0h 16m
Movie 1999

Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer

As the name of this short film promises, a filmmaker...

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Kaleidoscope
0h 35m
Movie 1987

Kaleidoscope

This Kaleidoscope documentary timed in with the release of Nicholas...

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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.

Acting

2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
1999
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
1987
Kaleidoscope