Post-screening discussion with co-director Pippa Ehrlich

Film screening of My Octopus Teacher and post-film moderated conversation with Pippa Ehrlich, co-director of the film

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.

Pippa Ehrlich is the co-writer, editor, and director of My Octopus Teacher—South Africa’s first Netflix Original documentary. For the last five years, she has been a part of the Sea Change Project, exploring the underwater forests of Cape Town, directing the film, and editing the Sea Change book. The film has garnered attention from celebrities, conservationists, and scientists all over the world; has been nominated for an Oscar; and has already received more than 20 international awards, including the prestigious Wildscreen Golden Panda, Jackson Wild’s Grand Teton, the IDA’s Pare Lorentz, the PGA for best Documentary Motion Picture, and a BAFTA.

Before joining Sea Change, Pippa worked as an environmental journalist, specializing in marine science and conservation and the intersection between people and the natural world. She has worked with some of the world’s top marine researchers and underwater photographers and has been an avid freediver for more than a decade.