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Merata Mita

Film Director / Actor / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 06/19/1942 († 67, 05/31/2010) | Maketu (New Zealand)
Merata Mita (19 June 1942 – 31 May 2010) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, and writer, and a key figure in the growth of the Māori screen industry. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a per ...

Mauri

Certification unknown

1988 | 3.3/5 | 1h 41min
Drama
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Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money ...

Boy

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2010 | 3.7/5 | 1h 27min
Drama, Comedy
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In 1981, the New Zealand government invited the South African rugby team to tour New Zealand. This effectively split the country in half. Patu! is the story of the protest movement, HART (halt all rac ...

Patu!

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1983 | 3.4/5 | 1h 52min
Documentary
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Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata is the final work of director Merata Mita, who passed away suddenly before the film could be completed. The film addresses some of the deepest and most distressin ...

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata

Certification unknown

2011 | 1h 26min
Documentary
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Movies with Merata Mita as Actress(3)

as Self (archive footage)2019 Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
as herself1983 Making Utu
as Matu1983 Utu

Movies with Merata Mita as Crew(19)

Directing/Director2011 Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
Production/Producer2011 Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
Production/Executive Producer2010 Papa Mau
Production/Co-Producer2010 Boy
Production/Executive Producer2004 The Land Has Eyes
Directing/Second Unit Director2004 Spooked
Production/Producer2004 Spooked
Directing/Director2001 Hotere
Production/Producer2001 Hotere
Writing/Writer2001 Hotere
Directing/Director1990 Mana Waka
Writing/Writer1990 Mana Waka
Directing/Director1988 Mauri
Production/Producer1988 Mauri
Writing/Screenplay1988 Mauri
Directing/Director1983 Patu!
Production/Producer1983 Patu!
Directing/Director1980 Bastion Point: Day 507
Production/Producer1980 Bastion Point: Day 507

Citizenship: New Zealand
Born: Friday, 06/19 1942 (June) in Maketu (New Zealand)
Died: Monday, 05/31 2010 (May) (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN), Maori (MI)
Employer: University of Hawaiʻi
Spouses (current/former): Geoff Murphy
Children: Heperi Mita, Awatea Mita
Merata Mita frequently works together with these people:
Geoff Murphy (9x, Crew)
Cliff Curtis (5x, Actor)
Annie Collins (5x, Crew)
Taika Waititi (4x, Crew)
Anzac Wallace (3x, Actor)
Leon Narbey (3x, Crew)
Kelly Johnson (3x, Actor)
Naalehu Anthony (3x, Crew)
Dick Reade (3x, Crew)
Vilsoni Hereniko (3x, Crew)
Hepi Mita (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:612268, Added: 10/18/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024