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 ...

The Legend of Ochi budget was $10 million, with a $1 million creature budget, and after years of development — Baby Ochi prototype development began in 2018 — the results are spectacular.

“The Legend of Ochi,” a scrappy and darkly whimsical fable about a misunderstood teenage girl on a dangerous quest, has the feeling of a film you might have stumbled on and loved as a kid.

“The Legend of Ochi” — 3 stars “The Legend of Ochi,” a scrappy and darkly whimsical fable about a misunderstood teenage girl on a dangerous quest, has the feeling of a film you might ...

The Legend of Ochi still uses CG for distant shots of the Ochi, and for creating virtual sets. "I've also, over the years, learned CG and I've made purely animated 3D films.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Isaiah Saxon, writer and director of The Legend of Ochi, about chasing the mysteries of nature, as a child and on film.

To make “The Legend of Ochi,” writer-director Isaiah Saxon borrowed a little piece of “E.T.,” some of “The Neverending Story” and “Gremlins,” and used his music video experience to ...

New in Milwaukee movie theaters starting April 25: "The Accountant 2," "The Legend of Ochi," the first week of the Milwaukee Film Festival and more.

The Legend of Ochi director Isaiah Saxon tells us about finding the voice for the ochi — specifically one guy on YouTube named Paulythebirdman Manalatos.

The Legend of Ochi 2025, PG, 96 min. Directed by Isaiah Saxon. Starring Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, Razvan Stoica. REVIEWED By Richard ...

New in Milwaukee movie theaters starting April 25: "The Accountant 2," "The Legend of Ochi," the first week of the Milwaukee Film Festival and more.