New Zealand / Aug 02, 2018 / New Zealand International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alanis Obomsawin | Self |
| Jesse Wente | Self |
| C.M. Kaliko Baker | Self |
| Tammy Haili'opua Baker | Self |
| Heather Rae | Self |
| Bird Runningwater | Self |
| Andrew Okpeaha MacLean | Self |
| Sterlin Harjo | Self |
| Pauline Clague | Self |
| Blackhorse Lowe | Self |
| Taika Waititi | Self |
| Desmond Tutu | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | New Zealand Film Commission, Te Māngai Pāho |
| Official site | meratathefilm.com |
| Release date | 28 gennaio 2019 |
| Executive producer | Cliff Curtis |
| Production | Chelsea Winstanley, Manutai Schuster |
| Writer | Hepi Mita, Tearepa Kahi |
| Editing | Te Rurehe Paki, Annie Collins, Angela Boyd |
| Cinematography | Mike Jonathan |
| Assistant directors | Hepi Mita |
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| Camera operators | Mike Jonathan |
| Additional photography | Mike Jonathan |
| Music | Tama Waipara, Dick Reade |
| Sound | Dick Reade, Tama Waipara |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 28, 2019 / Sundance Film Festival
Germany / Feb 10, 2019 / Berlinale (NATIVe)
Digital
United States / May 12, 2019 / Netflix - US, Canada & UK
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