AFS – Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
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Heperi Mita, New Zealand, 2018
95 minutes, DCP, Colour and B&W. Exempt – documentary
In English and Te reo Māori with English subtitles
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.