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I mean, it struck home so hard for me
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My Octopus Teacher

I mean, it struck home so hard for me. Here's an invertebrate,essentially a mollusk,...

I mean, it struck home so hard for me. Here's an invertebrate,
essentially a mollusk, sacrificing her own life for her young

Full Transcript

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I mean, it struck home so hard for me.
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Here's an invertebrate, essentially a mollusk,
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sacrificing her own life
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for her young.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:27
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.
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,
[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]