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It's like being a detective
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My Octopus Teacher

It's like being a detective. And you just slowlyget all your clues together

It's like being a detective. And you just slowly
get all your clues together

Full Transcript

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It's like being a detective.
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And you just slowly get all your clues together.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:00
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.
And then I started to... - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And then I started to...
So I'm looking at kills. I'm looking at little marks, diggings in the sand, - My Octopus Teacher 00:19
So I'm looking at kills. I'm looking at little mar...
Finally, after looking for her for a week, day after day, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
Finally, after looking for her for a week, day after day,
A human friend, like, waving and saying, "Hi, I'm excited to see you." - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
A human friend, like, waving and saying, "Hi, I'm ...
And I could feel it, like from one minute to the next, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
And I could feel it, like from one minute to the next,
And then I just wanted to keep still, so I held onto a rock. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And then I just wanted to keep still, so I held onto a rock.
I'd been underwater for quite a long time, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
I'd been underwater for quite a long time,
But she didn't. She just rode on my hand right to the surface. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
But she didn't. She just rode on my hand right to the s...
[gentle orchestral music playing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
[gentle orchestral music playing]
There I was, just staring into the eyes of this incredible creature. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
There I was, just staring into the eyes of this incredible c...
It was difficult to imagine at first - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
It was difficult to imagine at first
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?