Back to the Water

By: Sea Change Project
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  • 2024 WINNER Best Independent Nonfiction Podcast at Tribeca Film Festival.


    Hosted by Pippa Ehrlich and Zolani Mahola, Back to the Water shares stories about South Africans' relationships with the ocean and each other. Featuring interviews with activists, scientists, historians, artists, fishers, sociologists, healers and more, it explores Apartheid's lingering effects on our connection to nature and what it takes to find our way back. The series examines how natural environments mirror human generational trauma, and what is needed for people and ecosystems to heal.
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  • 1. More Than One Octopus

    1. More Than One Octopus
    Jun 7 2024

    More Than One Octopus: follow the stories of Pippa Ehrlich, the Director of My Octopus Teacher, and Zolani Mahola aka 'The One Who Sings', a celebrated musician in her home country.


    When Pippa receives backlash against My Octopus Teacher over issues of race and privilege, and Zolani feels that she has lost a connection to her voice, the two friends go on a mission to untangle South Africans' complex social and cultural relationships with the ocean. Bonded by a shared love of the Great African Seaforest, they take a deep dive into how Apartheid has severed connections to the sea, and examine how their disparate backgrounds have contributed to their own sense of watery belonging.
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    46 mins

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.