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Good Morning - Merata Mita Tribute

2010 Television
  • Magazine
  • Chat show

A week after pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita’s death in 2010, Good Morning hosts Brendon Pongia and Matai Smith interview two of Mita’s colleagues to pay tribute.  Film editor Annie Collins and Himiona Grace of the NZ Film Archive (now known as Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision) remember Mita’s passionate vision, unwavering commitment to kaupapa and formidable intellect. A strong “advocate for social change”, Mita made history as the first Māori woman to direct a feature solo with Mauri (1988), and is arguably best known for her Springbok tour protest documentary Patu! (1981).