My Octopus Teacher vs One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage
One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for My Octopus Teacher). One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 25m. One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage is the older of the two (2019 against 2020). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Octopus Teacher
One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage| My Octopus Teacher | One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | South Africa | – |
| Director | James Reed, Philippa Ehrlich | Edward A. Burger |
| Main cast | Craig Foster, Tom Foster | – |
Synopsis
My Octopus Teacher
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage
ONE MIND is an immersive cinematic meditation on Zen monastic life in China, where a communion of nature, meditation, and labor reveals a carefully crafted way of life that reflects the very wisdom it seeks to cultivate.
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