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A scary feeling, going into the water early the next day
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My Octopus Teacher

A scary feeling,going into the water early the next day

A scary feeling,
going into the water early the next day

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A scary feeling, going into the water early the next day.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:29
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
The Sea Change Project,Off the Fence

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Movie Summary

A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
I was very relieved that she was alive, breathing. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
I was very relieved that she was alive, breathing.
She's so weak that she can't make those vibrant colors of a healthy octopus, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
She's so weak that she can't make those vibrant co...
You are crossing a line - My Octopus Teacher 00:12
You are crossing a line
I don't think it really helped. - My Octopus Teacher 00:11
I don't think it really helped.
I was just checking every day to see if she was okay, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
I was just checking every day to see if she was okay,
The big relief came a week or so later, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
The big relief came a week or so later,
And then the most amazing thing, to see this... - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And then the most amazing thing, to see this...
Tiny little miniature, perfect miniature arm... - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Tiny little miniature, perfect miniature arm...
And it gave me a strange sort of confidence - My Octopus Teacher 00:20
And it gave me a strange sort of confidence
My relationship with people, with humans was changing. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
My relationship with people, with humans was changing.
My son, at this stage, was very interested in everything underwater. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
My son, at this stage, was very interested in everything und...
He'd seen her. He'd met her. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
He'd seen her. He'd met her.
The arm becomes pretty functional, - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
The arm becomes pretty functional,
And then, slowly, as the arm grew, she grew her confidence back. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And then, slowly, as the arm grew, she grew her confidence b...
Eventually, about 100 days later, that arm had fully regrown. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Eventually, about 100 days later, that arm had fully regrown...
An amazing feeling to think that this animal is capable of that - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
An amazing feeling to think that this animal is capable of t...
After a while, she was just carrying on with her normal activities, - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
After a while, she was just carrying on with her normal acti...
It was a nice, calm, clear day. - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
It was a nice, calm, clear day.
The problem when you're a crab, - My Octopus Teacher 00:11
The problem when you're a crab,
And the crab seems to sense her - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
And the crab seems to sense her