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My Octopus Teacher

2020 film directed by Pippa Ehrlich James Reed
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My Octopus Teacher

Summary

My Octopus Teacher is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Octopus Teacher received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].
  • My Octopus Teacher received the Grierson Awards[4].
  • My Octopus Teacher's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • My Octopus Teacher's director is recorded as Pippa Ehrlich[6].
  • My Octopus Teacher's director is recorded as James Reed[7].
  • My Octopus Teacher's genre is recorded as documentary film[8].
  • My Octopus Teacher's producer is recorded as Craig Foster[9].
  • My Octopus Teacher's IMDb ID is recorded as tt12888462[10].
  • My Octopus Teacher's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[11].
  • My Octopus Teacher's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[12].
  • My Octopus Teacher's distribution format is recorded as direct-to-video[13].
  • My Octopus Teacher's review score is recorded as 95%[14].
  • My Octopus Teacher's review score is recorded as 8/10[15].
  • My Octopus Teacher's review score is recorded as 82/100[16].
  • My Octopus Teacher's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 677436[17].
  • My Octopus Teacher's country of origin is recorded as South Africa[18].
  • My Octopus Teacher's publication date is recorded as +2020-09-04T00:00:00Z[19].
  • My Octopus Teacher's publication date is recorded as +2020-09-07T00:00:00Z[20].
  • My Octopus Teacher's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[21].
  • My Octopus Teacher's main subject is recorded as camouflage[22].
  • My Octopus Teacher's main subject is recorded as common octopus[23].
  • My Octopus Teacher's main subject is recorded as kelp forest[24].
  • My Octopus Teacher's main subject is recorded as color in nature[25].
  • My Octopus Teacher's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/my_octopus_teacher[26].
  • My Octopus Teacher's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 285950[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

My Octopus Teacher's producer is recorded as Craig Foster[9]. Directors include Pippa Ehrlich[6] and James Reed[7].

Publication

Publication dates include +2020-09-04T00:00:00Z[19] and +2020-09-07T00:00:00Z[20]. My Octopus Teacher's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is recorded as documentary film[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include camouflage[22], common octopus[23], kelp forest[24], and color in nature[25].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], an award for best film by genre[28], in United States[29], founded in 1942[30] and Grierson Awards[4], a film award[31]. Reviews include 95%[14], 8/10[15], and 82/100[16].

Why It Matters

My Octopus Teacher ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,210 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did My Octopus Teacher receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3] and Grierson Awards[4].

Related Entities

film Netflix South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . abc.com. Retrieved . abc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . today.com. today.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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