- Overview
- 2013 Film and Public Schedule
- Films A-Z
- Films by Strand
- Films by Director
- Films by Country
- Short Doc Programmes
- Howard Street Screen
- Mobile Homestead
- Shohei Imamura Retrospective
- The Special Jury Award
- The Sheffield Innovation Award
- The Sheffield Green Award
- The Sheffield Youth Jury Award
- The Sheffield Student Doc Award
- The Sheffield Short Doc Award
- The Sheffield Doc/Fest Audience Award
- AWFJ Award
- Videotheque
The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus
One minute he was in his tank, minding his own business. The next thing he knew, he had the frantic attention of the world’s media. As Paul the “psychic” octopus managed to repeatedly pick the winning football team in the 2010 World Cup, he quickly became a global superstar. Alexandre Philippe opens at the end of the story: with Paul’s cremation, before creatively exploring his legacy. Paul drew the attention of eccentrics around the world – including a Russian offering £1 million for him, and Iranian president Ahmadinejad, who accused the west of using the creature to spread propaganda. As the hype escalated, Paul’s British agent was inundated with media requests and - more ominously - recipe suggestions. Indeed, not everyone was sad to learn of Paul’s demise: “He’ll go down in history as one of the greatest football tipsters ever,” recalls one commentator. “But the bookies won’t be sorry to see the back of him.”
Strands
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Credits
- Editor:
- Dave Krahling
Director Filmography
- 2010, Inside
- 2010, The People vs. George Lucas
- 2008, The Spot
- 2006, Left
- 2005, Earthlings
Contact
Robert Muratore
Producer
Exhibit A Pictures, LLC
robert@exhibitapictures.com
+1 3035255636
Screening
17 Jun 16:00
- Showroom 4
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15 Jun 16:00
- Howard Street Screen
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