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Feb 10, 2019 · New Zealand film archivist-turned-director Heperi Mita explores the life and legacy of his mother, Merata Mita, the first Indigenous woman to have ever directed a feature, in 'Merata: How Mum...
May 12, 2019 · With Awatea Mita, Eruera 'Bob' Mita, Hepi Mita, Merata Mita. 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.
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- Awatea Mita, Eruera 'Bob' Mita, Hepi Mita
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2018. 95min. Feature. Synopsis: 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. Show more. Status:
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May 22, 2019 · The New Zealand documentary Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen lays it all out in the title. It's a tribute to the fiercely committed film-maker Merata Mita by her son Hepi – and it makes very few attempts to sugar-coat Mita's life or her message. Listen to the review 5′ 40″. Add to playlist.
May 10, 2019 · Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen. An examination of the life and work of indigenous filmmaker and activist Merata Mita.
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Feb 10, 2019 · 'Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen' director Heperi Mita didn't know his mother was a trailblazing force in the New Zealand film industry until he started digging through archives...
