My Octopus Teacher2020
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 25 minutes
- Language
- English
- Overview
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.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Released
- September 7, 2020
- Production
- The Sea Change Project
- Off the Fence
Credits
Directing
- Pippa EhrlichDirector
- James ReedDirector
Writing
- Pippa EhrlichWriter
- James ReedWriter
Camera
- Pippa EhrlichAdditional Photography
- Craig FosterUnderwater Camera
- Dave AenmeyAdditional Photography
- Tom FosterAerial Camera
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- Roger HorrocksDirector of Photography
Editing
- Kyle StroebelColorist
- Dan SchwalmEditor
- Jinx GodfreyEditorial Consultant
- Lamees MartinOnline Editor
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- Pippa EhrlichEditor
Production
- Ellen WindemuthExecutive Producer
- Karen MeehanHead of Production
- Ross FrylinckAssociate Producer
- Charlotte KingdomProduction Secretary
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- Stuart HooleProduction Manager
- Andrew ZikkingCo-Executive Producer
- Carina FrankalAssociate Producer
- Allison BeanCo-Executive Producer
- Ludo DufourAssociate Producer
- Faine LoubserProduction Assistant
- Swati ThiyagarajanAssociate Producer
- Sam Barton-HumphreysAssociate Producer
- Swati ThiyagarajanProduction Manager
- Craig FosterProducer
Sound
- Barry DonnellySound Designer
- Kevin SmutsOriginal Music Composer
- Louw VerwoerdSound Recordist
- Hilton AuffraySound Recordist
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- Tom FosterSound Recordist
- Charl MostertFoley Artist
League points
Total, 2021 season
55- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences20
- American Cinema Editors10
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts10
- Producers Guild of America10
- Directors Guild of America5
55 points for My Octopus Teacher. Show the breakdown.
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences20
- Documentary FeatureWon20
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts10
- Best DocumentaryWon10
- American Cinema Editors10
- Best Edited Documentary FeatureWon10
- Producers Guild of America10
- Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion PicturesWon10
- Directors Guild of America5
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary5
Trailers
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