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My Octopus Teacher

When you have that connectionwith an animal and have those experiences,it's absolutely...

When you have that connection
with an animal and have those experiences,
it's absolutely mind-blowing

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When you have that connection with an animal
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and have those experiences, it's absolutely mind-blowing.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:01
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.
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.
She was out of the den, moving around near the edge of the forest. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
She was out of the den, moving around near the edge of the f...
Body was slightly hunched forward and was following the scent trail. - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
Body was slightly hunched forward and was following the scen...
And the next minute, the shark is actually clamped down on one of her arms, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
And the next minute, the shark is actually clamped down on o...
[gasps, sighs] - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
[gasps, sighs]
And thank God she managed to get really deep in that crack. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And thank God she managed to get really deep in that crack.