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How did the creature from 'The Legend of Ochi' get so cute? Director Isaiah Saxon explains
The baby creature from “The Legend of Ochi” has captured the internet’s heart — just as its creators intended.
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"Kids are basically behind a giant corporate garden": 'THE LEGEND OF OCHI' director Isaiah Saxon claims kids movies have become "corporatized" by Hollywood
Isaiah Saxon, who made his feature film debut with The Legend of Ochi (A24), describes a "giant corporate garden" that independent filmmakers find difficult to enter as one controlled by a few ...
Move Over, Grogu — There’s a New Fuzzy Whatsit in Town
The Legend of Ochi writer-director Isaiah Saxon talks about making the adorable creature at the heart of the movie’s fantasy ...
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The 'Brutal' Filming of 'The Legend of Ochi' Involved Bear Attacks, a 7-Man Puppet and Rescuing a Nearly Dead Dog (Exclusive)
The cast and crew of A24's latest sci-fi epic, including Finn Wolfhard, break down filming in the remote Romanian mountains.
The very California roots of 'The Legend of Ochi'
Writer and director Isaiah Saxon was very much reflecting on the Santa Cruz Mountains and their redwood forests when devising ...
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The Legend of Ochi review: A handcrafted odyssey of rebellion and wonder
In today’s world overflowing with overused franchises and CGI spectacles, The Legend of Ochi looks and feels like a time ...
'The Legend of Ochi' cast and director break down the film's glorious puppets
For Saxon, who makes his feature debut with The Legend of Ochi, seeing the puppet was the culmination of years' worth of ...
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SF-educated filmmaker makes feature debut, inspired by NorCal roots
Filmmaker Isaiah Saxon says he loves to make movies about strange creatures both hairy and human, and his feature debut “The ...
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The Legend of Ochi Review: A Graceful Debut That Lingers
Isaiah Saxon’s feature directorial debut, The Legend of Ochi, is a tenderly woven tapestry of myth, nature, and the ...
A24’s The Legend Of Ochi Hired A YouTuber Making Bird Sounds In His Basement To Work On The Movie, And I'm Wowed By The Whole Process
The Legend Of Ochi features some of the most impressive original, practical creature design that movie-goers will find in modern cinema, but what’s amazing about the titular fantastical beasts isn’t ...
‘The Legend of Ochi’ Is a Feat of Puppetry — Its VFX Is Still Essential
We all kind of think we know what VFX looks like — or at least what bad VFX looks like. We can often feel when ...
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Move Over, Grogu — There’s a New Fuzzy Whatsit in Town
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 ...