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) - Director · ProducerSpooked (2004) - Producer · Second Unit DirectorMauri (1988) - Director · Screenplay · ProducerThe Land Has Eyes (2004) - Executive ProducerHotere (2001) - Director · Writer · ProducerPapa Mau: The Wayfinder (2010) - Executive ProducerMana Waka (1990) - Director · WriterKaleidoscope (1987) - SubjectMarch (2020) - DirectorDread (1996) - Writer · DirectorThe Drum - Director · WriterMy Weaponry (2010) - ProducerKeskidee Aroha (1979) - Screenplay · Producer · DirectorBastion Point: Day 507 (1980) - Producer · DirectorSaving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata (2011) - Director · Producer