Congrats to MY OCTOPUS TEACHER‘s extended family for their nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
I write “family” because it took a deeply committed and close-knit group of friends and colleagues to bring Craig Foster‘s unexpected subject from chilly False Bay to Hollywood’s #1 shortlist.
How It Happened!
Listen here to my fascinating podcast conversation with executive producer Ellen Windemuth. (Posted Sept 2020)
Ellen Windemuth
Read more
- About Ellen Windemuth and WaterBear Network
- The Making of Netflix’s Hit Wildlife Documentary: MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
More Interviews
- JIMMY CHIN & CHAI VASARHELYI
In Conversation with PIPPA EHRLICH & JAMES REED
WATCH HERE - RACHEL GRADY
In Conversation with PIPPA EHRLICH & JAMES REED
WATCH HERE
Craig Foster and Teacher
Nominations: Best Documentary Feature 2021
- My Octopus Teacher (d: Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed)
- Collective (d: Alexander Nanau)
- Crip Camp (d: James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham)
- The Mole Agent (d: Maite Alberdi)
- Time (d: Garrett Bradley)
The 93rd Academy Awards will be held on April 25.
