Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen 2018

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

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An examination of the life and work of indigenous filmmaker and activist Merata Mita.
  • Genre:
    biography, documentary
  • Original Language:
    English (Australia)
  • Director:
    Hepi Mita
  • Producer:
    Chelsea Winstanley
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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Cast & Crew

Awatea Mita
Hepi Mita
Alanis Obomsawin
N. Bird Runningwater
Taika Waititi
Hepi Mita
Director
Hepi Mita
Writer
Cliff Curtis
Executive Producer
Chelsea Winstanley
Producer
Mike Jonathan
Cinematographer
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Critic Reviews for Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

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  • As Merata shows, Mita's entire life was a fight - one that Hepi continues with this documentary that looks not only to secure Mita's legacy but enlarge it.

    October 7, 2019 | Full Review…

    Sophie Mayer

    Sight and Sound

  • At its intimate best, "Merata" is an embrace and an education, a son's love letter and for cineastes, a celebration of inclusion and voice.

    May 10, 2019 | Full Review…

    Robert Abele

    Los Angeles Times

  • A portrait of an icon of Indigenous cinema as directed by her son.

    February 11, 2019 | Full Review…

    Boyd van Hoeij

    Hollywood Reporter

  • As Miti successfully makes us appreciate his mother's passions and progress, it's strange to see something so personal packaged like a lecture.

    February 5, 2019 | Full Review…

    Nick Allen

    RogerEbert.com

  • Despite this being his directorial debut, he appears on initial inspection to be adept at the process.

    August 21, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

    Glenn Dunks

    ScreenHub

  • The doc's appraisal of [Alanis] Obomsawin's work is appreciated and productive in illustrating how voices like Obomsawin and Mita are still far too rare when they have so much to say.

    May 17, 2019 | Full Review…

    Pat Mullen

    POV Magazine
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