Merata Mita
June 19, 1942 · 84 years old
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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Utu
1984 · 1h 44m · Movie
In 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge.
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Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen
2019 · 1h 29m · Movie
Documentary portrait of pioneering filmmaker and mother Merata Mita, detailing how her filmmaking intersected with the lives of her children and indigenous filmmakers globally, and featuring rare archival footage dating back to 1977.
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