Movie: Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Top 10 Billed Cast

Merata Mita
Merata Mita

Self (archive footage)

Hepi Mita
Hepi Mita

Self - Narrator (voice)

Rafer Rautjoki
Rafer Rautjoki

Self

Richard Rautjoki
Richard Rautjoki

Self

Rhys Rautjoki
Rhys Rautjoki

Self

Awatea Mita
Awatea Mita

Self

Eruera Mita
Eruera Mita

Self

Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin

Self

Jesse Wente
Jesse Wente

Self

C.M. Kaliko Baker
C.M. Kaliko Baker

Self

Video Trailer Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Video: MERATA | Theatrical Trailer

MERATA | Theatrical Trailer

MERATA | Theatrical Trailer

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen | Official Trailer

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen | Official Trailer

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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen | Official Trailer

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