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And it gave me a strange sort of confidence
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My Octopus Teacher

And it gave mea strange sort of confidence that she can get pastthis incredible...

And it gave me
a strange sort of confidence that she can get past
this incredible difficulty. And I felt, in my life,
I was getting past the difficulties I had. In this strange way,
our lives were mirroring each other

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And it gave me a strange sort of confidence
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that she can get past this incredible difficulty.
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And I felt, in my life, I was getting past the difficulties I had.
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In this strange way, our lives were mirroring each other.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:47
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.
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
And then she waits and hides. - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
And then she waits and hides.
And then the crab thinks, "Okay, everything's all right," - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
And then the crab thinks, "Okay, everything's all ...
[dramatic music playing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
[dramatic music playing]
She's quite a messy eater. - My Octopus Teacher 00:15
She's quite a messy eater.
Just a mass of them sort of overwhelm her, - My Octopus Teacher 00:17
Just a mass of them sort of overwhelm her,
Not that long in the future, - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
Not that long in the future,
She initially adopted the same method to crab hunting with lobster. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
She initially adopted the same method to crab hunting with l...
I'm thinking now, "She's definitely gonna catch this one." - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
I'm thinking now, "She's definitely gonna cat...
And then, a couple of weeks later, - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
And then, a couple of weeks later,