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My Octopus Teacher

As an adult, I'd been separated from that. And that was fine at first. Until I went to the...

As an adult, I'd been separated from that. And that was fine at first. Until I went to the central Kalahari
about 20 years ago

Full Transcript

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As an adult, I'd been separated from that.
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And that was fine at first.
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Until I went to the central Kalahari about 20 years ago.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
58
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:36
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 making a film called The Great Dance with my brother. - My Octopus Teacher 00:11
I was making a film called The Great Dance with my brother.
To watch these men... - My Octopus Teacher 00:25
To watch these men...
And I had this deep longing to be inside that world. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And I had this deep longing to be inside that world.
I went through two years of absolute hell. - My Octopus Teacher 00:20
I went through two years of absolute hell.
My mind couldn't deal with all that stuff. - My Octopus Teacher 00:12
My mind couldn't deal with all that stuff.
Your great purpose in life is now... - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Your great purpose in life is now...
And you've got this young child that's growing up. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And you've got this young child that's growing up.
I just couldn't, in that state, be a good father to my son. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
I just couldn't, in that state, be a good father to my ...
I had to have a radical change. - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
I had to have a radical change.
In the beginning, it's a hard thing to get in the water. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
In the beginning, it's a hard thing to get in the water...
The water drops to as low as eight, nine degrees Celsius. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
The water drops to as low as eight, nine degrees Celsius.
And then you'll get this beautiful window of time - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
And then you'll get this beautiful window of time
The cold upgrades the brain because you're getting this flood of chemicals - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
The cold upgrades the brain because you're getting this...
And then, as your body adapts, it just becomes easier and easier. - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
And then, as your body adapts, it just becomes easier and ea...
And eventually... - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
And eventually...
What's so amazing about this environment - My Octopus Teacher 00:19
What's so amazing about this environment
You naturally just get more relaxed in the water. - My Octopus Teacher 00:11
You naturally just get more relaxed in the water.
Having a scuba tank in a thick kelp forest - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
Having a scuba tank in a thick kelp forest
I want to be more like an amphibious animal. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
I want to be more like an amphibious animal.
Instinctively, I knew not to wear a wet suit. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Instinctively, I knew not to wear a wet suit.