MY OCTOPUS TEACHER - PANEL + FILM
09/24/2021 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET
Summary
Panel to start at 7 PM with film screening to follow. This film will now be held indoors. SAC requires proof of vaccination or negative Covid test with I.D., and masks will also required while inside the building.
Description
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER is a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. At the 93rd Academy Awards, it won the award for Best Documentary. A panel prior to the film features Research Scientist, Becca Franks of the Department of Environmental Studies at NYU and NYU Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Jennifer Jacquet.
