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Merata Mita

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Born / DiedJun 19, 1942 (Died at 68)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthMaketu, New Zealand
Career Span1979 – 2010
Known Credits18 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.6

Merata Mita

Total Works

18

18 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

7.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Boy
7.3
Boy
2010•movie
Role: Co-Producer
Utu
7.0
Utu
1983•movie
as Matu

Photos & Headshots3

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 18 titles featuring Merata Mita

Boy
7.3
Boy
2010•movie

Role: Co-Producer

Utu
7.0
Utu
1983•movie

as Matu

The Land Has Eyes
5.8
The Land Has Eyes
2004•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
6.7

as Self (archive footage)

Patu!
7.5
Patu!
1983•movie

Role: Producer

Mauri
6.6
Mauri
1988•movie

Role: Director

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
5.3

Role: Executive Producer

Spooked
8.0
Spooked
2004•movie

Role: Producer

Mana Waka
5.0
Mana Waka
1990•movie

Role: Director

Hotere
7.0
Hotere
2001•movie

Role: Writer

Making Utu
Making Utu
1983•movie

as Self

Kinleith '80
Kinleith '80
1983•movie

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

as Self (Footage)

Dread
Dread
1996•movie

Role: Director

The Drum

Role: Writer

Keskidee Aroha
Keskidee Aroha
1979•movie

Role: Director

Bastion Point: Day 507

Role: Director

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata

Role: Producer