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My Octopus Teacher

My childhood memoriesare completely dominated by the rocky shore, the intertidaland the...

My childhood memories
are completely dominated by the rocky shore, the intertidal
and the kelp forest

Full Transcript

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My childhood memories are completely dominated
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by the rocky shore, the intertidal and the kelp forest.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:35
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.
We had this little wooden bungalow, - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
We had this little wooden bungalow,
So it was incredibly exciting as a child - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
So it was incredibly exciting as a child
Most of my childhood was spent in the rock pools, - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Most of my childhood was spent in the rock pools,
As an adult, I'd been separated from that. - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
As an adult, I'd been separated from that.
I was making a film called The Great Dance with my brother. - My Octopus Teacher 00:11
I was making a film called The Great Dance with my brother.
To watch these men... - My Octopus Teacher 00:25
To watch these men...
And I had this deep longing to be inside that world. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And I had this deep longing to be inside that world.
I went through two years of absolute hell. - My Octopus Teacher 00:20
I went through two years of absolute hell.
My mind couldn't deal with all that stuff. - My Octopus Teacher 00:12
My mind couldn't deal with all that stuff.
Your great purpose in life is now... - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Your great purpose in life is now...
And you've got this young child that's growing up. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And you've got this young child that's growing up.
I just couldn't, in that state, be a good father to my son. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
I just couldn't, in that state, be a good father to my ...
I had to have a radical change. - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
I had to have a radical change.
In the beginning, it's a hard thing to get in the water. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
In the beginning, it's a hard thing to get in the water...
The water drops to as low as eight, nine degrees Celsius. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
The water drops to as low as eight, nine degrees Celsius.
And then you'll get this beautiful window of time - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
And then you'll get this beautiful window of time
The cold upgrades the brain because you're getting this flood of chemicals - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
The cold upgrades the brain because you're getting this...
And then, as your body adapts, it just becomes easier and easier. - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
And then, as your body adapts, it just becomes easier and ea...
And eventually... - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
And eventually...
What's so amazing about this environment - My Octopus Teacher 00:19
What's so amazing about this environment