My Octopus Teacher (2020) Review – Love Begins With the Willingness to Stay
Header illustration for the review essay of My Octopus Teacher (2020) . Illustration created for editorial review purposes. 💠Short Personal Reflection My Octopus Teacher (2020) came to me carrying a question I had not expected: what does it take to reach across the divide between entirely different worlds? In the cold kelp forests of South Africa, a burnt-out filmmaker named Craig Foster encounters a creature that seems almost alien. At first, she is distant, strange, even unsettling. But he returns, day after day. And slowly, cautiously, the octopus reaches out a tentacle and touches his hand. It is such a small moment. And yet it feels enormous. Watching that quiet communion, I found myself thinking not of the ocean — but of a tiny kitten, crying alone on a street, and the hesitant hand I reached out toward her. 🎥 Film Overview Directors Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Release September 7, 2020 (Netflix worldwide) Runtime 85 minutes Subject Craig Foste...