Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Synopsis
This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some never before seen, her youngest child and director Hepi Mita discovers the filmmaker he never knew and shares the mother he lost, with the world.
Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Theatrical TrailerOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2019-05-03
Top Cast
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Merata Mita
Self (archive footage)
Hepi Mita
Self - Narrator (voice)
Rafer Rautjoki
Self
Richard Rautjoki
Self
Rhys Rautjoki
Self
Awatea Mita
Self
Eruera Mita
Self
Alanis Obomsawin
Self
Jesse Wente
Self
C.M. Kaliko Baker
Self
Tammy Haili'opua Baker
Self
Heather Rae
Self
Bird Runningwater
Self
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Self
Sterlin Harjo
Self
Pauline Clague
Self
Blackhorse Lowe
Self
Taika Waititi
Self
Release History & Theatrical Window
Streaming Window: 104 DaysNew Zealand International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
January 28, 2019
Wide Cinema Exhibition
May 12, 2019
VOD & Digital Platforms
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hepi Mita
- Screenplay & Story
- Hepi Mita, Tearepa Kahi
- Original Score
- Tama Waipara
- Original Title
- Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
- Country of Origin
- New Zealand
- Spoken Languages
- English, Maori
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Production Studios
- New Zealand Film Commission, Te Māngai Pāho
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hepi Mita
Hepi Mita, Tearepa Kahi
Tama Waipara
Mike Jonathan
Te Rurehe Paki
Cliff Curtis, Chelsea Winstanley
Department Leadership Roster
Hepi Mita
Director
Chelsea Winstanley
Producer
Mike Jonathan
Director of Photography
Te Rurehe Paki
Editor
Hepi Mita
Writer
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What is Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen about?
This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some never before seen, her youngest child and director Hepi Mita discovers the filmmaker he never knew and shares the mother he lost, with the world.
Who directed Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen?
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen was directed by Hepi Mita.
Who stars in Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen?
The principal cast of Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen includes Merata Mita, Hepi Mita, Rafer Rautjoki, Richard Rautjoki, Rhys Rautjoki.
When was Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen released and how long is it?
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 1h 28m.
Who composed the musical score for Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen was composed by Tama Waipara.