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My Octopus Teacher

You're steppinginto this completely different world

You're stepping
into this completely different world

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00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:05.004
You're stepping into this completely different world.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:54
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.
Such an incredible feeling. - My Octopus Teacher 00:22
Such an incredible feeling.
It's quite a long time ago now, that day when it all started. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
It's quite a long time ago now, that day when it all st...
This place on the tip of Africa is known as the Cape of Storms. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
This place on the tip of Africa is known as the Cape of Stor...
My childhood memories are completely dominated - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
My childhood memories are completely dominated
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