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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Documentary

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

January 28, 2019
1h 28m
TMDB6.7· 7

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.

Cast
Merata Mita

Merata Mita

Self (archive footage)

Hepi Mita

Hepi Mita

Self - Narrator (voice)

Rafer Rautjoki

Rafer Rautjoki

Self

Richard Rautjoki

Richard Rautjoki

Self

Rhys Rautjoki

Rhys Rautjoki

Self

Awatea Mita

Awatea Mita

Self

Eruera Mita

Eruera Mita

Self

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Self

Jesse Wente

Jesse Wente

Self

C.M. Kaliko Baker

C.M. Kaliko Baker

Self

Tammy Haili'opua Baker

Tammy Haili'opua Baker

Self

Heather Rae

Heather Rae

Self

Bird Runningwater

Bird Runningwater

Self

Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

Self

Sterlin Harjo

Sterlin Harjo

Self

Pauline Clague

Pauline Clague

Self

Blackhorse Lowe

Blackhorse Lowe

Self

Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Self

Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu

Self (archive footage)

Crew
Hepi Mita

Hepi Mita

Director, Writer

Chelsea Winstanley

Chelsea Winstanley

Producer

Videos
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer
Official

Theatrical Trailer

YouTube
May 3, 2019
Official Trailer
Trailer
Official

Official Trailer

YouTube
Apr 17, 2019
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Movie Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget (USD)N/A
Revenue (USD)N/A
Popularity0%
Produced by
New Zealand Film Commission

New Zealand Film Commission

NZ

Te Māngai Pāho

Te Māngai Pāho

NZ

Released in

New Zealand

Spoken Languages

English