Pippa Ehrlich

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Pippa Ehrlich
Citizenship South Africa
EducationJournalism and Media Studies
Alma mater Rhodes University
Occupations Film director, filmmaker, journalist
EmployerSave Our Seas Foundation
Organization
  • Sea Change Project
Known forCo-directing My Octopus Teacher (2020)
Notable work
Awards
  • Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
  • BAFTA Award for Best Documentary

Pippa Ehrlich is a South African Academy Award and BAFTA winning director, filmmaker, and journalist. [1] She is known for co-directing the 2020 documentary My Octopus Teacher . [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Ehrlich studied at Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University and Hyde Park High School. [4] [5]

Career

Ehrlich for two years was an investigative journalist for the television programme Carte Blanche but with interest in exploring stories about nature and it's relationship with people. Unfortunately she found herself in the world of corporate campaigns and commercial media production. Lately, she was appointed conservation journalist for the Save Our Seas Foundation. [6] She is also a part of the Sea Change Project. She edited a photography book titled Sea Change: Primal Joy and the Art of Underwater Tracking. [7] [8] [5]

She co-directed the 2020 documentary My Octopus Teacher which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Film feature .She also directed the 2025 documentary Pangolin: Kulu's Journey. [4] [9] [10] Her work focuses on stories surrounding conservation, science and the relationship between humans and the natural world. [11] [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "My Octopus Teacher Director Reveals the Shocking Life of a Highly-Trafficked Animal in New Film (Exclusive)". People.com. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  2. ↑ "My Octopus Teacher Director Helms New Documentary About the Endangered Pangolin". Netflix Tudum. Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  3. ↑ Dollar, Steve (2021-04-08). "Amity with humanity". The Los Angeles Times. pp. S13. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  4. 1 2 "Team 'overwhelmed by honour' as SA's 'My Octopus Teacher' bags Oscar". www.ru.ac.za. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  5. 1 2 Content, Print (2021-05-22). "Hyde Park alumna goes gold". Sandton Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  6. ↑ "Philippa Ehrlich". Save Our Seas Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Pippa Ehrlich". Sea Change Project. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  8. ↑ Jackson, Angelique (2021-04-07). "UTA Signs 'My Octopus Teacher' Filmmaker, Oscar Nominee Pippa Ehrlich (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  9. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (2025-04-21). "'Pangolin: Kulu's Journey' Review: Emotional Rescue". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  10. ↑ Cairns, Rebecca (2025-04-24). "Oscar-winning director reveals the secret lives of pangolins". CNN. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  11. ↑ Rooney, David (2025-04-16). "'Pangolin: Kulu's Journey' Review: 'My Octopus Teacher' Director Delivers Another Heart-Tugging Study of Man and Nature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  12. ↑ AfricaNews (2021-03-31). "'My Octopus Teacher' South African directors blown away by Oscar nod". Africanews. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
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