Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Trailer: Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Year: 2019
Genre: Documentary
Studio: New Zealand Film Commission, Te Māngai Pāho
Director: Hepi Mita
Cast: Merata Mita, Hepi Mita, Rafer Rautjoki, Richard Rautjoki, Rhys Rautjoki, Awatea Mita
Crew: Hepi Mita (Director), Mike Jonathan (Director of Photography), Chelsea Winstanley (Producer), Cliff Curtis (Executive Producer), Te Rurehe Paki (Editor), Angela Boyd (Online Editor)
Runtime: 88 minutes
Release: Jan 28, 2019
IMDb: 6.70/10 by 7 users
Popularity: 2
Country: New Zealand
Language: English,
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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