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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019Movie1 h 28 min

Documentary
76
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Rotten Tomatoes92%100%

A moving, nostalgic documentary movie about a real life story and family.

Good for family movie night · friends night · teens

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Not for laughs or scares.

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Story

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.

Feels like

  • Pioneering Filmmaker
  • Decolonisation
  • Indigenous Storytelling
  • Personal Portrait
  • Social Justice
  • Family History
  • Archive Footage
  • Political Activism

Cast

8 of 8

Crew

Directed by
Hepi Mita
Written by
Hepi Mita
Produced by
Chelsea Winstanley
Music by
Tama Waipara

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

January 28, 2019 · 1 h 28 min · Documentary

Released
January 28, 2019
Runtime
1 h 28 min
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English
Also spoken
Māori
Made in
New Zealand
Available in
1 country

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Questions about Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

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Where can I stream Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen worth watching?

76
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 7.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 92%).

Is Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Is Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.