Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
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.
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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 28, 2019
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
67%
Original Title
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Production Companies
New Zealand Film Commission, Te Māngai Pāho
Director
Hepi Mita
Description
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.
