My Octopus Teacher

7.9
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 85 min
  • Premiere: 2020. September 4.

After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.

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Camera

Philippa Ehrlich

Additional Photography

Dave Aenmey

Additional Photography

Tom Foster

Aerial Camera

Craig Foster

Underwater Camera

Roger Horrocks

Director of Photography

Directing

James Reed

Director

Editing

Dan Schwalm

Editor

Kyle Stroebel

Colorist

Jinx Godfrey

Editorial Consultant

Lamees Martin

Online Editor

Production

Ellen Windemuth

Executive Producer

Karen Meehan

Head of Production

Ross Frylinck

Associate Producer

Charlotte Kingdom

Production Secretary

Swati Thiyagarajan

Associate Producer

Allison Bean

Co-Executive Producer

Faine Loubser

Production Assistant

Stuart Hoole

Production Manager

Andrew Zikking

Co-Executive Producer

Swati Thiyagarajan

Production Manager

Ludo Dufour

Associate Producer

Sam Barton-Humphreys

Associate Producer

Carina Frankal

Associate Producer

Craig Foster

Producer

Sound

Kevin Smuts

Original Music Composer

Barry Donnelly

Sound Designer

Tom Foster

Sound Recordist

Hilton Auffray

Sound Recordist

Louw Verwoerd

Sound Recordist

Charl Mostert

Foley Artist

Writing

James Reed

Writer

Camera

Philippa Ehrlich

Additional Photography

Dave Aenmey

Additional Photography

Tom Foster

Aerial Camera

Craig Foster

Underwater Camera

Roger Horrocks

Director of Photography

Directing

James Reed

Director

Editing

Dan Schwalm

Editor

Kyle Stroebel

Colorist

Jinx Godfrey

Editorial Consultant

Lamees Martin

Online Editor

Production

Ellen Windemuth

Executive Producer

Karen Meehan

Head of Production

Ross Frylinck

Associate Producer

Charlotte Kingdom

Production Secretary

Swati Thiyagarajan

Associate Producer

Allison Bean

Co-Executive Producer

Faine Loubser

Production Assistant

Stuart Hoole

Production Manager

Andrew Zikking

Co-Executive Producer

Swati Thiyagarajan

Production Manager

Ludo Dufour

Associate Producer

Sam Barton-Humphreys

Associate Producer

Carina Frankal

Associate Producer

Craig Foster

Producer

Sound

Kevin Smuts

Original Music Composer

Barry Donnelly

Sound Designer

Tom Foster

Sound Recordist

Hilton Auffray

Sound Recordist

Louw Verwoerd

Sound Recordist

Charl Mostert

Foley Artist

Writing

James Reed

Writer