The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus
The official and exclusive story of the world’s most beloved and scorned cephalopod, whose remarkable string of eight correct ‘predictions’ during the 2010 Soccer World Cup made him a worldwide superstar. Whether Paul is an honest-to-goodness 21st century oracle, or a tentacled sham, remains a hotly debated topic. What is certain, though, is that Paul’s unmatched string of correct predictions has affected us, made us dream, and forever changed popular culture.
The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus is a biopic of tentacular proportions–one that explores celebrity mania at its most outrageous, the science of probabilities, and the possibility of higher powers.
“Calling on everyone from mathematicians to bookmakers and “animal communicators,” helmer Alexandre O. Philippe has assembled an entertaining look at the tentacled tipster’s place within celebrity culture.”
VARIETY | Richard Kuipers
“The director of the brilliant Star Wars fan culture study, The People vs. George Lucas, returns with another buoyant and irreverent foray into the weirder verges of pop culture.”
THE LIST | Hannah McGill
Festivals
The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus has screened at the following festivals:
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Filmfest München
Sitges International Film Festival
BiFan
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
Fribourg International Film Festival
Madeira Film Festival
Doc/Edge Film Festival