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When she made Mauri, Merata Mita became the first Māori woman to direct, write, and produce a feature film. Mauri (meaning life force), is loosely set around a love triangle and explores cultural t...
When she made Mauri, Merata Mita became the first Māori woman to direct, write, and produce a feature film. Mauri (meaning life force), is loosely set around a love triangle and explores cultural tensions, identity, and a changing way of life in a dwindling East Coast town. As with Barry Barclay's Ngati, Mauri played a key role in the burgeoning Māori screen industry; the production team numbered 33 Māori and 20 Pākehā, including interns from Hawkes Bay wānanga. NZ art icon Ralph Hotere helmed the production design; Māori activist Eva Rickard played kuia Kara.