A creature lurks at the bottom of the sea. It has a soft boneless body and two eyes that take up a quarter of its body weight. It has eight tentacles one of which contains the sex organ, brain and intestines all in a single pouch. It’s a carnivorous predator with a tearing beak that can grow up to five metres long! It can change shape and colour at will in order to be indistinguishable from its surroundings. With its formidable intelligence it is able to solve complex problems, and can walk on land, even navigate through fire. Sound like your worst nightmare? Think again! This alien-like creature – the Octopus – has lived side by side with Humankind from the beginning, and only now are we beginning to unravel the extent of its astounding intelligence.
Co-production
France (MC4) / Canada (Ideacom International)
Distinctions
Awards
Festival de science 2011 – Athens, Greece
– Innovation & Technology
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television – Prix Gémeaux 2011
– Best Documentary – Science and Nature
Official Selection
MEDIMED Documentary market 2011 – Spain
Broadcasters
The Team
Producers
Jean-Pierre Bailly (France)
Amy Webb (Canada)
Éric Michel (Canada)
Josette D. Normandeau (Canada)
Scriptwriters
Jérôme Julienne
John Jackson
Juan Romero
Directors
Jérôme Julienne
John Jackson
Directors of Photography
John Jackson
Roberto Rinaldi
Neil McDaniel
Edition
Alexis de Favitski
Jean-Marie Drot
Original Music
Frédéric Weber
Category
Documentary – Science
Format
One-off 1×52’
Language
English, French
Shooting Format
HDCAM SR
Delivery Support
HDCAM SR
Copyright: 2010