My Octopus Teacher

My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix original documentary film capturing a year Craig Foster, one of the producers of the film, spends with a wild octopus off the Western Cape in South Africa. Foster follows this individual octopus for most of her life – something that has seldom been achieved in the wild, let alone underwater.

Synopsis: The film shows how, in 2010, debilitated by adrenal fatigue, Foster begins freediving in a cold underwater kelp forest at the tip of Africa. He starts to film his experiences and, in time, a curious young octopus captures his attention. By visiting her den and tracking her movements every day for months, he wins the animal’s trust.

As the octopus shares the secrets of her world, Foster becomes witness to the beauty and drama of a wild creature’s life and in the process, undergoes an incredible mental and physical transformation.

In partnership with Off The Fence /ZDF Enterprises, My Octopus Teacher took ten years to make. The film is produced by Craig Foster and directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. The team also includes cinematography by acclaimed underwater cameraman Roger Horrocks (BBC Blue Planet II) and is executive produced by Ellen Windemuth.

Watch  My Octopus Teacher trailer below: