My Octopus Teacher
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| Produced by | Craig Foster |
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| Cinematography | Roger Horrocks |
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| Music by | Kevin Smuts |
Production companies | Off The Fence The Sea Change Project |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. It documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. The film won Best Documentary Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards.