AFS – Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Heperi Mita, New Zealand, 2018
95 minutes, DCP, Colour and B&W. Exempt – documentary
In English and Te reo Māori with English subtitles
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Merata Mita, pioneering Māori filmmaker and international champion of women in indigenous film, is celebrated by her youngest son, archivist Heperi Mita, collaborating with his siblings to deliver a richly personal portrait.

"The revolution isn’t just running out with a gun. If a film I make causes indigenous people to feel stronger about themselves, then I’m achieving something worthwhile for the revolution."
- Merata Mita

This Auckland Film Society screening is open to the public – all tickets $10 (AFS members free). Tickets on sale now at Academy Cinemas and from the AFS desk in the cinema foyer from one hour before the screening.