My Octopus Teacher | Official Trailer | Netflix
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
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[birds squawking]
[man] I remember the day
when it all started.
Seeing this really strange… thing.
A lot of people say
that an octopus is like an alien.
But the strange thing is,
as you get closer to them,
you realize that we're very similar
in a lot of ways.
It's a hard thing to explain,
but sometimes you just get a feeling
and you know there's something
to this creature that's very unusual.
There's something to learn here.
I had to have a radical change in my life.
And the only way I knew how to do it
was to be in this ocean with her.
And then I had this crazy idea.
What happens if I just went every day?
But you realize
that there's a line that can't be crossed.
You start thinking
about your own vulnerability.
Worried about your family or child.
I hadn't been a person that was
overly sentimental towards animals before.
I realized I was changing.
My relationship with people,
with humans, was changing.
What she taught me was to feel...
that you're part of this place,
not a visitor.
That's a huge difference.