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My Octopus Teacher

And I just float above itand feel her there

[sighs] And I just float above it
and feel her there

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And I just float above it and feel her there.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:36
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 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]
They have up to half a million young. A handful survive. - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
They have up to half a million young. A handful survive.
We kind of imagined that it might be one of her young. - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
We kind of imagined that it might be one of her young.
And it was joyous. It was like, "Well, there she is." - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And it was joyous. It was like, "Well, there she is.&qu...
She'd made me realize - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
She'd made me realize
You go into that water... - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
You go into that water...
You slowly start to care about all the animals, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
You slowly start to care about all the animals,
You realize that every one is very important. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
You realize that every one is very important.
To sense how vulnerable these wild animals' lives are, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
To sense how vulnerable these wild animals' lives are,