Merata Mita
Directing
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
Directing11
March
2020
Director
movieSpooked
2004
Second Unit Director
movieHotere
2001
Director
movieDread
1996
Director
movieMana Waka
1990
Director
movieMauri
1988
Director
moviePatu!
1983
Director
movieBastion Point: Day 507
1980
Director
movieKeskidee Aroha
1979
Director
movieThe Drum
Director
Production11
moviePapa Mau: The Wayfinder
2010
Executive Producer
My Weaponry
2010
Producer
movieBoy
2010
Co-Producer
movieSpooked
2004
Producer
movieThe Land Has Eyes
2004
Executive Producer
movieHotere
2001
Producer
movieMauri
1988
Producer
moviePatu!
1983
Producer
movieBastion Point: Day 507
1980
Producer
movieKeskidee Aroha
1979
Producer
Acting7
movieMerata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieHautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
2016
Self (Footage)
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
1999
Self
movieUtu
1984
Matu
movieKinleith '80
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
Writing6
movieHotere
2001
Writer
movieDread
1996
Writer
movieMana Waka
1990
Writer
movieMauri
1988
Screenplay
movieKeskidee Aroha
1979
Screenplay
movieThe Drum
Writer