F or $10 million, Isaiah Saxon creates a fantasy world more real and emotionally resonant than anything we've seen from the $300 million projects churned out every year. The Legend of Ochi is a ...

Director Isaiah Saxon got his start making otherworldly videos for Grizzly Bear and Björk. For his debut feature, a large team created a creature the old-fashioned way.

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.

Isaiah Saxon's 'The Legend of Ochi,' debuting at Sundance ahead of an April release, finds life in its impressive, affectionate practical effects.

Willem Dafoe, Finn Wolfhard and Helena Zengel star in Isaiah Saxon's Sundance premiere about a young girl who encounters a fascinating new species. By Justin Lowe With theaters flooded over the ...

Writer and director Isaiah Saxon spent years developing “The Legend of Ochi” to be a fantasy adventure that looks and feels like it could take place in one last undiscovered corner of the ...

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.

SHAPIRO: Filmmaker Isaiah Saxon told me he wanted to tap into his own childhood fascination with a mysterious primate. SAXON: Growing up, I feel like I was always chasing the mysteries of nature.

Saxon further added, “Six years of handmade work: puppets, animatronics, matte paintings, and a bit of 3D animation. No AI. There’s the statement.” Saxon also clarified which scenes involved ...

Isaiah Saxon (left), Sean Hellfritsch and Daren Rabinovitch began collaborating on films in San Francisco in 2003. Their digital animation company, Encyclopedia Pictura, combines live action, stop ...

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 ...