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'''Craig Foster''' is a South African [[documentary film]]maker and founder of the '''Sea Change Project'''. |
'''Craig Foster''' is a South African [[documentary film]]maker and founder of the '''Sea Change Project'''. He is known for the film ''[[My Octopus Teacher]]'' (2020). |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In 2012, he co-founded the Sea Change Project, a nonprofit group to protect marine life and raise awareness of the importance of the [[kelp forest]] in South Africa.<ref name="voanews.com"/> |
In 2012, he co-founded the Sea Change Project, a nonprofit group to protect marine life and raise awareness of the importance of the [[kelp forest]] in South Africa.<ref name="voanews.com"/><ref name=scp>{{cite web | title=Projects | website=Sea Change Project | url=https://seachangeproject.com/projects/ | access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |
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When making ''The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story'' (2000) and ''My Hunter's Heart'' (2010),<ref name=imdb>{{IMDb name|0287741}}</ref> he learnt some of the [[animal tracking]] techniques from of the [[San people]] of the [[Kalahari Desert]].<ref name=bbc2018/> |
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===''My Octopus Teacher''=== |
===''My Octopus Teacher''=== |
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{{main|My Octopus Teacher}} |
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Foster was the subject of a 2020 [[Netflix original]] documentary film called ''[[My Octopus Teacher]]'', directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jeffs|first=Kathryn|date=|title=Filming the octopus Houdini in South Africa|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5pFNpbMVvXyvHL66MMpnX1S/filming-the-octopus-houdini-in-south-africa|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 October 2020|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Filmmaker Craig Foster Talks About My Octopus Teacher on Fresh Air|url=https://norcalpublicmedia.org/fresh-air/filmmaker-craig-foster-talks-about-my-octopus-teacher-on-fresh-air-thursday-at-4pm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 October 2020|website=Northern California Public Media}}</ref> The movie is about his experience diving in the kelp forests at a remote location in [[False Bay]], near [[Cape Town]] in the [[Western Cape]] of South Africa,<ref>{{cite web | author=InterNewsCast | title=Where was ‘My Octopus Teacher’ on Netflix Filmed? | website=Internewscast | date=19 September 2020 | url=https://internewscast.com/where-was-my-octopus-teacher-on-netflix-filmed/ | access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> every day for a year. During that time, he found a [[common octopus]] that began to trust him, and he revisited and filmed her every day for that year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Craig|title=Filmmaker Finds An Unlikely Underwater Friend In 'My Octopus Teacher'|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/10/15/923915545/filmmaker-finds-an-unlikely-underwater-friend-in-my-octopus-teacher|access-date=17 October 2020|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> He started filming in 2010; the film was ten years in the making and was the first South African nature documentary to be on Netflix Original.<ref name="voanews.com">{{Cite web|title=‘Octopus Teacher’ Lets Filmmaker Into Secret World |website=Voice of America - English|url=https://www.voanews.com/arts-culture/octopus-teacher-lets-filmmaker-secret-world|access-date=17 October 2020|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref>. |
Foster was the subject, producer<ref name=scp/> and photographer of a 2020 [[Netflix original]] documentary film called ''[[My Octopus Teacher]]'', directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jeffs|first=Kathryn|date=|title=Filming the octopus Houdini in South Africa|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5pFNpbMVvXyvHL66MMpnX1S/filming-the-octopus-houdini-in-south-africa|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 October 2020|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Filmmaker Craig Foster Talks About My Octopus Teacher on Fresh Air|url=https://norcalpublicmedia.org/fresh-air/filmmaker-craig-foster-talks-about-my-octopus-teacher-on-fresh-air-thursday-at-4pm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 October 2020|website=Northern California Public Media}}</ref> The movie is about his experience diving in the kelp forests at a remote location in [[False Bay]], near [[Cape Town]] in the [[Western Cape]] of South Africa,<ref>{{cite web | author=InterNewsCast | title=Where was ‘My Octopus Teacher’ on Netflix Filmed? | website=Internewscast | date=19 September 2020 | url=https://internewscast.com/where-was-my-octopus-teacher-on-netflix-filmed/ | access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> every day for a year. During that time, he found a [[common octopus]] that began to trust him, and he revisited and filmed her every day for that year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Craig|title=Filmmaker Finds An Unlikely Underwater Friend In 'My Octopus Teacher'|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/10/15/923915545/filmmaker-finds-an-unlikely-underwater-friend-in-my-octopus-teacher|access-date=17 October 2020|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> He started filming in 2010; the film was ten years in the making and was the first South African nature documentary to be on Netflix Original.<ref name="voanews.com">{{Cite web|title=‘Octopus Teacher’ Lets Filmmaker Into Secret World |website=Voice of America - English|url=https://www.voanews.com/arts-culture/octopus-teacher-lets-filmmaker-secret-world|access-date=17 October 2020|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref>. |
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==Recognition== |
==Recognition== |
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During the course of his underwater tracking, he uncovered eight new species of [[shrimp]]. One of them, ''[[Heteromysis|Heteromysis Fosteri]]'', was named for Foster.<ref name= |
During the course of his underwater tracking, he uncovered eight new species of [[shrimp]]. One of them, ''[[Heteromysis|Heteromysis Fosteri]]'', was named for Foster.<ref name=bbc2018>{{Cite news|date=4 November 2018|title='How I became friends with an octopus'||first=Mohammed|last= Allie}}|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45967535|access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref> |
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== Filmography== |
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*''My Octopus Teacher'' (playing self) |
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== Selected filmography== |
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| ⚫ | Foster's film projects include:<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fogarty|first=Paul|date=16 Sep 2020|title=Who is Craig Foster? The human star of My Octopus Teacher has left fans in tears|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/09/16/craig-foster-my-octopus-teacher/|access-date=17 October 2020| website=HITC}}</ref><ref name=imdb/> |
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*''Africa Unbottled'' (2001, director) |
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*''Cosmic Africa'' (2003, director) |
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*''My Hunter's Heart'' (2010, director) |
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*Into the Dragon's Lair (2010, cinematographer) |
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*''Dragons Feast'' (2014 TV documentary film, director) |
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*''My Octopus Teacher'' (producer,<ref name=scp/>, photography, subject) |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 03:45, 19 October 2020
Craig Foster is a South African documentary filmmaker and founder of the Sea Change Project. He is known for the film My Octopus Teacher (2020).
Career
In 2012, he co-founded the Sea Change Project, a nonprofit group to protect marine life and raise awareness of the importance of the kelp forest in South Africa.[1][2]
When making The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story (2000) and My Hunter's Heart (2010),[3] he learnt some of the animal tracking techniques from of the San people of the Kalahari Desert.[4]
My Octopus Teacher
Foster was the subject, producer[2] and photographer of a 2020 Netflix original documentary film called My Octopus Teacher, directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed.[5][6] The movie is about his experience diving in the kelp forests at a remote location in False Bay, near Cape Town in the Western Cape of South Africa,[7] every day for a year. During that time, he found a common octopus that began to trust him, and he revisited and filmed her every day for that year.[8] He started filming in 2010; the film was ten years in the making and was the first South African nature documentary to be on Netflix Original.[1].
Recognition
During the course of his underwater tracking, he uncovered eight new species of shrimp. One of them, Heteromysis Fosteri, was named for Foster.[4]
Publications
He is the co-author of Sea Change - Primal Joy and the Art of Underwater Tracking.[4]
Selected filmography
Foster's film projects include:[9][3]
- The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story (2000, director)
- Africa Unbottled (2001, director)
- Cosmic Africa (2003, director)
- My Hunter's Heart (2010, director)
- Into the Dragon's Lair (2010, cinematographer)
- Wild Walk (2010 TV series, director)
- Touching the Dragon (2013, director)
- Dragons Feast (2014 TV documentary film, director)
- My Octopus Teacher (producer,[2], photography, subject)
References
- ^ a b "'Octopus Teacher' Lets Filmmaker Into Secret World". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Projects". Sea Change Project. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b Craig Foster at IMDb
- ^ a b c Allie, Mohammed (4 November 2018). "'How I became friends with an octopus'".
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help)|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45967535%7Caccess-date=17 October 2020}} - ^ Jeffs, Kathryn. "Filming the octopus Houdini in South Africa". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Filmmaker Craig Foster Talks About My Octopus Teacher on Fresh Air". Northern California Public Media. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ InterNewsCast (19 September 2020). "Where was 'My Octopus Teacher' on Netflix Filmed?". Internewscast. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Foster, Craig. "Filmmaker Finds An Unlikely Underwater Friend In 'My Octopus Teacher'". NPR.org. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Fogarty, Paul (16 September 2020). "Who is Craig Foster? The human star of My Octopus Teacher has left fans in tears". HITC. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
External links
- Craig Foster at IMDb