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My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. At the 93rd Academy Awards, it won the award for Best Documentary Feature.
- Kevin Smuts
- Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- Craig Foster, Tom Foster
- Craig Foster
A filmmaker befriends an octopus in a South African kelp forest and learns from its wisdom. Watch the Oscar-winning film, see the trailer and explore more documentaries on Netflix.
- 85 min
Sep 7, 2020 · A filmmaker swims with an octopus in a South African kelp forest and learns from her for months. The documentary won an Oscar and explores the bond between human and wild animal, the underwater world and environmental issues.
- Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
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- 2 min
May 19, 2021 · A panel of experts from various fields reflects on the popularity and appeal of the Oscar-winning documentary "My Octopus Teacher", which follows the yearlong encounter of a diver with a cephalopod in South Africa. They discuss the film's emotional weight, the animal's intelligence, and the human-animal connection.
A Netflix Original Documentary that follows a diver who forms a bond with an octopus in a kelp forest off the coast of South Africa. The film has received critical acclaim and audience praise for its heartwarming and intimate story of nature and humanity.
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Oct 29, 2021 · Andrew Pulver. Sun 25 Apr 2021 21.41 EDT. My Octopus Teacher, the heartwarming story of a human-octopus friendship, has won the Oscar for best documentary at the 93rd Academy Awards, which...
