Isaiah Saxon directs the mother Ochi. Credit: A24 For director Isaiah Saxon, who makes his feature debut with The Legend of Ochi, that realism was key to developing the Ochi's look.

Even with Willem Dafoe and a magical blue orangutan, The Legend of Ochi could stand to be weirder - 3/5 This beautifully made ...

In a film world dominated by glossy CGI effects, The Legend of Ochi stands out. It’s a refreshing film, carefully made with a ...

According to Isaiah Saxon, the film's writer and director, it was a struggle to get The Legend of Ochi made. "The attempt to make the film took longer than the making of the film," he said in an ...

Director Isaiah Saxon of “The Legend of Ochi” sat down with The Daily Californian to discuss everything from his inspiration for the film’s unique fantasy setting to his future career ...

The story around Isaiah Saxon’s feature debut, “The Legend of Ochi,” took a drastic turn, as so many Hollywood stories did, with this month’s Los Angeles fires. Saxon lost his home in the ...

SHAPIRO: Isaiah Saxon, thank you so much for talking with us. SAXON: Thank you so much. It was a pleasure. SHAPIRO: He's the writer and director of "The Legend Of Ochi," which is in theaters now.

When director Isaiah Saxon began his search for the voice of Ochi, the titular creature in his new film, The Legend of Ochi, he didn’t look to established actors, but YouTube. “I typed in ...

Back in 2008, Isaiah Saxon and his collaborators—Daren Rabinovitch and Sean Hellfritsch—appeared on Filmmaker’s annual 25 New Faces of Film list based on the strength of their impressive work on indie ...