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My Octopus Teacher

Go down and whoa, there's another big octopusright next to her

Go down and whoa, there's another big octopus
right next to her

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Go down and whoa,
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there's another big octopus right next to her.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:22
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.
It's very, very rare to see two octopus close together. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
It's very, very rare to see two octopus close together.
And then seeing that both animals are pretty relaxed - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
And then seeing that both animals are pretty relaxed
By this stage, I knew quite well the stages of an octopus's life. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
By this stage, I knew quite well the stages of an octopus�...
So while I was very excited that this mating was beginning, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
So while I was very excited that this mating was beginning,
She wasn't coming out of that den. - My Octopus Teacher 00:18
She wasn't coming out of that den.
The eggs are laid right in the back, in the dark. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
The eggs are laid right in the back, in the dark.
I just keep going every day and just check. - My Octopus Teacher 00:17
I just keep going every day and just check.
I mean, it struck home so hard for me. - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
I mean, it struck home so hard for me.
All those eggs hatched. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
All those eggs hatched.
And the next thing I saw, she's washed out the den, barely alive. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And the next thing I saw, she's washed out the den, bar...
[gentle, moving music playing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
[gentle, moving music playing]
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,