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"My Octopus Teacher"

A Free One Read Film Screening

2026-09-06 13:00:00 2026-09-06 15:00:00 America/Chicago "My Octopus Teacher" As part of this year's One Read program, join us for a screening of "My Octopus Teacher," which follows a filmmaker's unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world. Adults and teens. (Rated TV-PG, 85 min.) Pick up free tickets at Ragtag starting at 12:30 p.m. the day of the show. Ragtag Cinema, 10 Hitt St., Columbia -

Sunday, September 06
1:00pm - 3:00pm

As part of this year's One Read program, join us for a screening of "My Octopus Teacher," which follows a filmmaker's unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world. Adults and teens. (Rated TV-PG, 85 min.) Pick up free tickets at Ragtag starting at 12:30 p.m. the day of the show.

As part of the One Read program exploring topics in "Remarkably Bright Creatures," join us for a free screening of "My Octopus Teacher," which follows a filmmaker's unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world. Directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. Rated TV-PG, 85 min.

Adults and teens. 

You can pick up free tickets to this show at Ragtag starting at 12:30 p.m. the day of the show. See full policy below.

Find out more about One Read here.


Ragtag Free Ticket Policy

Tickets to free events are available at our box office starting 30 minutes before weekend showtimes. No more than two free tickets will be given to one person. A free ticket guarantees you a seat until 10 minutes before showtime and not after. If all tickets have been distributed and there are open seats at 10 till, we will start seating the theater from the waiting list (queue). Ticket holders will continue to be admitted at this time if seats are available. This policy allows us to start on time and give the audience a distraction-free experience.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | One Read | Featured |

TAGS: | Science | Nature | Film |

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Sun, Sep 06 Closed

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Please note that this program is taking place at a community location, not at a library branch. See the event description to confirm the location of this program.

Call your library or email ada@dbrl.org for accommodation requests.

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