Movie Details
Original Language:English
The Black Stilt on the Web:Official Website
The Black Stilt
DirectorRod Morris
WriterHal Smith
49 minDocumentary
Plot
This film tells the story of the worlds rarest wading bird the black stilt kakī With its precise beak and long pink legs the stilt is superbly adapted to the stony braided riverbeads of the McKenzie Country but it is tragically unable to deal with new threats rats ferrets habitat loss An early doco for TVNZs Natural History Unit the magnificently filmed drama of the stilts struggle for survival makes it stand out as a classic of its genre Russell Campbell It won the Gold Award at New Yorks International Film TV Festival 1984
