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My Octopus Teacher

And the fish, you know, feeding on her. A lot of the scavengerscoming to feed on her

[gentle, moving music playing] And the fish, you know, feeding on her. A lot of the scavengers
coming to feed on her

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[gentle, moving music playing]
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And the fish, you know, feeding on her.
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A lot of the scavengers coming to feed on her.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:17
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.
A part of me just wanted to hold her and chase them away. - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
A part of me just wanted to hold her and chase them away.
The next day... - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
The next day...
And just took her away, you know, into the misty forest. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And just took her away, you know, into the misty forest.
Often, I go to the place of her main den. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Often, I go to the place of her main den.
[sighs] - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
[sighs]
It was a relief, because the intensity of going every day and tracking her, um... - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
It was a relief, because the intensity of going every day an...
And... and it was all so taxing, in a way. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And... and it was all so taxing, in a way.
[delicate, reflective music plays] - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
[delicate, reflective music plays]
But underneath that, - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
But underneath that,
[ethereal vocal music playing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:21
[ethereal vocal music playing]
I was getting so much from the wild, and I could actually now give. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
I was getting so much from the wild, and I could actually no...
He's like a little marine biologist now. He knows so much. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
He's like a little marine biologist now. He knows so mu...
And as he gets older, he seems to want to do it more and more. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And as he gets older, he seems to want to do it more and mor...
To see that develop, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
To see that develop,
an incredible confidence, - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
an incredible confidence,
A few months later, after she'd died, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
A few months later, after she'd died,
[gentle piano music playing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
[gentle piano music playing]
They have up to half a million young. A handful survive. - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
They have up to half a million young. A handful survive.
We kind of imagined that it might be one of her young. - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
We kind of imagined that it might be one of her young.
And it was joyous. It was like, "Well, there she is." - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And it was joyous. It was like, "Well, there she is.&qu...