My Octopus Teacher

My Octopus Teacher

My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. It documents a year filmmaker Craig Foster spent forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. The film was ten years in the making and was the first South African nature documentary to be on Netflix Original.

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Summary My Octopus TeacherMy Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. It documents a year filmmaker Craig Foster spent forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. Foster started filming in 2010; the film was ten years in the making and was the first South African nature documentary to be on Netflix Original.

The film received eight nominations for awards at the Jackson Wild Media Award and won Best Feature at the Earthx Film Festival. It was released on 7 September 2020 on Netflix.