Merata Mita
Directing · Director · Producer · Co-Producer
Born Jun 19, 1942 · Maketu, New Zealand
Active 1979–2010
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
Boy (2010) — Co-ProducerUtu (1984) — MatuPatu! (1983) — Producer · DirectorSpooked (2004) — Producer · Second Unit DirectorMauri (1988) — Director · Producer · ScreenplayThe Land Has Eyes (2004) — Executive ProducerHotere (2001) — Writer · Producer · DirectorPapa Mau: The Wayfinder (2010) — Executive ProducerMana Waka (1990) — Director · WriterKaleidoscope (1987) — SubjectMarch (2020) — DirectorDread (1996) — Director · WriterThe Drum — Writer · DirectorMy Weaponry (2010) — ProducerKeskidee Aroha (1979) — Director · Producer · ScreenplayBastion Point: Day 507 (1980) — Director · ProducerSaving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata (2011) — Producer · Director