My Octopus Teacher

Synopsis

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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Cast

Crew

Camera

• Pippa Ehrlich Additional Photography
• Craig Foster Underwater Camera
• Dave Aenmey Additional Photography
• Tom Foster Aerial Camera
• Roger Horrocks Director of Photography

Directing

• Pippa Ehrlich Director
• James Reed Director

Editing

• Kyle Stroebel Colorist
• Dan Schwalm Editor
• Jinx Godfrey Editorial Consultant
• Lamees Martin Online Editor
• Pippa Ehrlich Editor

Production

• Ellen Windemuth Executive Producer
• Karen Meehan Head of Production
• Ross Frylinck Associate Producer
• Charlotte Kingdom Production Secretary
• Stuart Hoole Production Manager
• Andrew Zikking Co-Executive Producer
• Carina Frankal Associate Producer
• Allison Bean Co-Executive Producer
• Ludo Dufour Associate Producer
• Faine Loubser Production Assistant
• Swati Thiyagarajan Associate Producer
• Sam Barton-Humphreys Associate Producer

Sound

• Barry Donnelly Sound Designer
• Kevin Smuts Original Music Composer
• Louw Verwoerd Sound Recordist
• Hilton Auffray Sound Recordist
• Tom Foster Sound Recordist
• Charl Mostert Foley Artist

Writing

• Pippa Ehrlich Writer
• James Reed Writer

Photos