Merata Mita

Biography

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 - Movies

Utu

as Matu

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

as Self (archive footage)

🎬

Kaleidoscope

as Subject

Making Utu

as Self

Kinleith '80

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

as Self (Footage)

🎬

Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer

as Self