My Octopus Teacher

2020 · film

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.

  • Western Cape
  • Animal Intelligence
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Octopus
  • Marine Life
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Human Animal Relationship
  • Diving