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Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen (2018)

Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen

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1h 28m

Biography, Documentary

April 26th, 2019

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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.

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Cast

Awatea Mita
Self
Eruera 'Bob' Mita
Self
Hepi Mita
Self
Merata Mita
Self
Alanis Obomsawin
Self
Rafer Rautjoki
Self
Rhys Rautjoki
Self
Richard Rautjoki
Self
N. Bird Runningwater
Self
Taika Waititi
Self
Full cast & crew

Directors

Hepi Mita
(as Heperi Mita)
Full cast & crew

Producers

Cliff Curtis
executive producer
Te Arepa Kahi
co-producer / creative producer
Manutai Schuster
associate producer
Full cast & crew

Keywords

protest
filmmaking
new zealand
All Keywords

Country of Origin

New Zealand

Release Dates

April 26th, 2019 (Canada) (Hot Docs International Documentary Festival)
February 10th, 2019 (Germany) (Berlinale (NATIVe)) (Theatrical)
August 2nd, 2018 (New Zealand) (New Zealand International Film Festival)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen (original title)
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen (France)
Te Taki A Merata Mita – How Mum Decolonised The Screen (New Zealand)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

88 min
89 min

Production Companies

New Zealand Film Commission (United States of America)

Distribution Companies

Array (II) (United States of America)

Other Companies

Jazo P.R. (international festival publicity) / (festival publicity)

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