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This documentary tells the tenuous survivor story of the kākāpō: the nocturnal flightless green parrot with "big sideburns and Victorian gentlemen's face" (comedian Stephen Fry). A sole breeding population for the evolutionary oddity (the world's largest parrot; it can live up to 120 years) is marooned on remote Codfish Island. The award-winning film had rare access to the recovery programme and its dramatic challenges. This excerpt sees a rugged journey to the island to search for a kākāpō named 'Bill', and witnesses the "bizarre ballad" of its mating boom.
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2010 International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana
Environment and Conservation (finalist)
Merit Award for Human-Wildlife Interaction
2010 Documentary Edge Festival
Best sound (NZ)
Best cinematography (NZ)
Best director (NZ)
Best feature documentary (NZ)
2010 Reel Earth Film Festival
Best cinematography (NZ)
Best filmmaker (NZ)
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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