The Black Stilt
The Black Stilt
1983, English. Directed by Rod Morris.
This film tells the story of the world’s 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 TVNZ’s Natural History Unit, the magnificently filmed drama of the stilt’s struggle for survival makes it “stand out as a classic of its genre” (Russell Campbell). It won the Gold Award at New York’s International Film & TV Festival (1984).
- Runtime
- 0h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1983
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- Hal Smith
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The Black Stilt runs 49 minutes (0h 49m).
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The Black Stilt isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1983. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Black Stilt?
The Black Stilt (1983) was directed by Rod Morris.