Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
My Octopus Teacher
Directed by
James Reed and Pippa Ehrlich
Written by
Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed
With:
Craig Foster
Cinematography:
Roger Horrocks
Editing: Pippa Ehrlich and Dan Schwalm
Music: Kevin Smuts
Editing: Pippa Ehrlich and Dan Schwalm
Music: Kevin Smuts
Runtime:
85 min
Release Date: 07 September 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 07 September 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color
Breathtaking photography and an elegantly crafted structure carry the viewer through this meditative, narrated story of a diver who spends every day in an underwater kelp forest off the coast of South Africa and the mollusc that fascinates him.