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My Octopus Teacher

It was difficult to imagine at first that she was getting anythingout of the relationship

It was difficult to imagine at first that she was getting anything
out of the relationship

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It was difficult to imagine at first
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that she was getting anything out of the relationship.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:41
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.
Why would a wild animal, doing its thing, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
Why would a wild animal, doing its thing,
I think quite stimulating for that huge intelligence. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
I think quite stimulating for that huge intelligence.
Somehow, she realizes this thing is not dangerous, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
Somehow, she realizes this thing is not dangerous,
And perhaps it does give you some strange octopus level of joy. - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
And perhaps it does give you some strange octopus level of j...
When you have that connection with an animal - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
When you have that connection with an animal
The boundaries between her and I seemed to dissolve. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
The boundaries between her and I seemed to dissolve.
All I could do at the time was just think of her. - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
All I could do at the time was just think of her.
I mean, it just became a bit of an obsession. - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
I mean, it just became a bit of an obsession.
What goes through her mind? What's she thinking? - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
What goes through her mind? What's she thinking?
She just ignited my curiosity in a way that I had not experienced before. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
She just ignited my curiosity in a way that I had not experi...
It's very useful to come back home - My Octopus Teacher 00:38
It's very useful to come back home
You can compare her intelligence to a cat or a dog - My Octopus Teacher 00:35
You can compare her intelligence to a cat or a dog
According to the literature, octopus are supposed to be a nocturnal species. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
According to the literature, octopus are supposed to be a no...
It was a little bit scary in the dark. - My Octopus Teacher 00:11
It was a little bit scary in the dark.
I couldn't find her. She wasn't in her den. - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
I couldn't find her. She wasn't in her den.
Something just made me veer slightly to the left. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Something just made me veer slightly to the left.
And there she is... - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
And there she is...
Using her arm like this strange weapon. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
Using her arm like this strange weapon.
Super dangerous out in the deeper forest at night, - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
Super dangerous out in the deeper forest at night,
The first instinct is to try and scare the sharks away. - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
The first instinct is to try and scare the sharks away.