Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
- Documentary
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
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
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
Self
Bird Runningwater
Self
- Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Self
Sterlin Harjo
Self
- Pauline Clague
Pauline Clague
Self
Blackhorse Lowe
Self
Taika Waititi
Self
Desmond Tutu
Self (archive footage)
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