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My Octopus Teacher

Name: My Octopus Teacher
Director: Pippa Ehrlich
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Craig Foster, Tom Foster

After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.

2020 · Directed by Pippa Ehrlich · 85 min · Documentary · 14 frames

Crew

Written by: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
Cinematography: Roger Horrocks
Edited by: Dan Schwalm, Pippa Ehrlich
Music: Kevin Smuts
Produced by: Craig Foster

Cast

Craig Foster as Self
Tom Foster as Self

Production

Country: South Africa, United Kingdom
Language: English, French
Studios: The Sea Change Project, Off the Fence
Themes: diving, octopus, intelligence, atlantic ocean, human animal relationship, south africa, based on true story, underwater, shark, western cape

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