Pippa Ehrlich (My Octopus Teacher)

Director and Conversation Journalist Pippa Ehrlich joins Tiller to discuss her first – and Oscar winning – film “My Octopus Teacher”, which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild octopus in the South African kelp forest. Pippa reflects on meeting Craig for the first time (2:27), learning underwater tracking (5:50), being gripped by “The Terrible Feeling” (9:18), and experiencing a shared consciousness with nature (13:30), before diving into the filmmaking specifics of crafting her three-day interview with Craig (20:04), finding the narrative structure and musical score (31:00), directing a team of masters (35:10), and reflecting on the life-altering experience of winning the Oscar on her first film and seeing her baby go out into the world (42:00).