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Merata Mita

DIRECTING

1942-06-19

2010-05-31

Maketu, New Zealand

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.

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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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Keskidee Aroha poster

Keskidee Aroha(1979)

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Bastion Point: Day 507 poster

Bastion Point: Day 507(1980)

Producer, Director

Patu! poster

Patu!(1983)

Director, Producer

Utu poster

Utu(1984)

Matu

Mauri poster

Mauri(1988)

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Mana Waka poster

Mana Waka(1990)

Director, Writer

Dread poster

Dread(1996)

Director, Writer

Hotere poster

Hotere(2001)

Director, Producer, Writer

The Land Has Eyes poster

The Land Has Eyes(2004)

Executive Producer

Spooked poster

Spooked(2004)

Producer, Second Unit Director

Boy poster

Boy(2010)

Co-Producer

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder poster

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder(2010)

Executive Producer

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata poster

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata(2011)

Director, Producer

The Drum poster

The Drum

Director, Writer