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My Octopus Teacher

And, initially, she was clearlybeing affected by my presence, so I thought,"I'll leave the...

And, initially, she was clearly
being affected by my presence, so I thought,
"I'll leave the camera there, and then that will record her
going about her business."

Full Transcript

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And, initially, she was clearly being affected by my presence,
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so I thought, "I'll leave the camera there,
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and then that will record her going about her business."
Duration
11 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:35
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.
Coming at it with a shield, - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Coming at it with a shield,
This is something different. This is interesting. - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
This is something different. This is interesting.
If she was in a playful mood, you couldn't leave it there for too long. - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
If she was in a playful mood, you couldn't leave it the...
It took going in every day to really get to know her environment better. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
It took going in every day to really get to know her environ...
Initially, it all just seems like much of the same thing. - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
Initially, it all just seems like much of the same thing.
You get the forest with a lot of different algae growing in the bottom. - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
You get the forest with a lot of different algae growing in ...
As I started to map the environment around her den, - My Octopus Teacher 00:22
As I started to map the environment around her den,
They're not visual predators. - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
They're not visual predators.
They can shove their noses into a small crack. - My Octopus Teacher 00:16
They can shove their noses into a small crack.
After visiting her more and more and more, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
After visiting her more and more and more,
She'd see big movement, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
She'd see big movement,
Very interested, very curious, but not taking stupid chances. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Very interested, very curious, but not taking stupid chances...
Keeping all the other arms attached to the den - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Keeping all the other arms attached to the den
[gentle music plays] - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
[gentle music plays]
Something happens when that animal makes contact. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
Something happens when that animal makes contact.
So you've got to very gently - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
So you've got to very gently
By far the most powerful - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
By far the most powerful
There's no holding the arms back just in case I have to pull back. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
There's no holding the arms back just in case I have to...
It's like, "I totally trust this human, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
It's like, "I totally trust this human,
I started to see pretty extraordinary things. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
I started to see pretty extraordinary things.