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Merata Mita CNZM (19 June 1942 – 31 May 2010) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, and writer, and a key figure in the growth of the Māori screen industry.
Merata Mita is a key figure in the story of Māori filmmaking. Through documentaries, interviews and her dramatic feature Mauri, she was a passionate voice for Māori, a provocateur, an advocate for change, and an inspiration to a growing global tribe of indigenous filmmakers.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Learn about Merata Mita, the first and only Māori woman to write and direct a feature film, and a pioneer of Indigenous cinema. She used her camera to document her people's struggles and stories, and mentored new filmmakers at the Sundance Institute.
12 de may. de 2019 · Documentary portrait of pioneering filmmaker and mother Merata Mita, detailing how her filmmaking intersected with the lives of her children and indigenous filmmakers globally, and featuring rare archival footage dating back to 1977.
A documentary by Hepi Mita about his mother, Merata Mita, a pioneering Māori filmmaker who challenged colonial narratives. The film explores her life, work and legacy through archive footage and interviews.
14 de feb. de 2019 · Using archive footage, Merata takes us through the titular figure’s life: from being a poor single mother with five children, to a political activist campaigning for women and Māori rights, and later one of New Zealand’s most impactful directors.
Merata Mita argued forcefully that the voices of Māori and of women were sorely lacking on-screen. Best known for Springbok tour documentary Patu!, the straight-talking director and actor ran an indigenous filmmaking programme in Hawai'i, and inspired indigenous directors in Aotearoa and abroad.
