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When she made Mauri, Merata Mita became the first Māori woman to direct, write and produce a feature film. Mauri (meaning life force), is loosely set around a love triangle and explores cultural tensions, identity, and a changing way of life in a dwindling East Coast town. As with Barry Barclay's Ngati, Mauri played a key role in the bourgeoning Māori screen industry; the production team numbered 33 Māori and 20 Pākehā, including interns from Hawkes Bay wānanga. NZ art icon Ralph Hotere helmed the production design; Māori activist Eva Rickard played kuia Kara.
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Awatea Films
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Television, 1987 (Full Length)
1987 doco about the Māori film industry, featuring Mita talking about Mauri
Film, 2007 (Full Length)
Doco on restoring the mauri of a degraded Northland lake
Film, 1987 (Excerpts)
Directed by fellow Māori filmmaker Barry Barclay with similar production ethos
Television, 2007 (Excerpts)
Mita discusses her journey as an artist in this TV doco
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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