The film was directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed and features diver Craig Foster as he befriends an octopus living in the kelp forests in the waters of False Bay.
Lenaneo la tshedimosetso “My Octopus Teacher” le le dirilweng mo Afrorikaborwa, le le ikgapetseng sekgele kwa moletlong wa dikgele wa Akatemi ya wa Britain (BAFTA) jaaka lenaneo la tshedimosetso le le gaisang, le lona le tlhophilwe gore e ikgapele sekgele sa Oscar.