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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen (2019)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Hepi Mita

Synopsis

A documentary portrait of the pioneering indigenous filmmaker and activist Merata Mita and an intimate tribute from a son about his mother that delves into the life of the first woman from an Indigenous Nation to solely direct a film anywhere in the world. Known as the grandmother of Indigenous cinema, Merata’s independent political documentaries of the 1970s and 80s highlighted injustices for Māori people and often divided the country. Mita was fearless in her life, her activism and her art. Chronicling the director’s journey to decolonize the film and television screens of New Zealand and the world, the film documents her work, her early struggles with her family and her drive for social justice that often proved personally dangerous.

Actors

Merata Mita
Merata Mita
Self (archive footage)
Hepi Mita
Hepi Mita
Self / Narrator
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)

Crews

Hepi Mita
Hepi Mita
Director
Cliff Curtis
Cliff Curtis
Executive Producer
Chelsea Winstanley
Chelsea Winstanley
Producer
Mike Jonathan
Mike Jonathan
Director of Photography
Te Rurehe Paki
Te Rurehe Paki
Editor
Hepi Mita
Hepi Mita
Writer
Tearepa Kahi
Tearepa Kahi
Creative Producer
Manutai Schuster
Manutai Schuster
Associate Producer
Annie Collins
Annie Collins
Consulting Editor
Angela Boyd
Angela Boyd
Online Editor
Dick Reade
Dick Reade
Sound Editor
Tama Waipara
Tama Waipara
Music
Desray Armstrong
Desray Armstrong
Post Production Supervisor
Awatea Mita
Awatea Mita
Production Assistant

Trailers and other movies

MERATA | Theatrical Trailer
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen | Official Trailer

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