Recalling a nostalgic time when the movies really were magic, The Legend of Ochi is a gorgeous tribute to the fantasy genre you'll never forget.

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.

Sometimes, filmmaking can really be an excuse for nerds to research stuff. Writer and director Isaiah Saxon spent years developing “The Legend of Ochi” to be a fantasy adventure that looks and ...

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.

'The Legend of Ochi' writer-director Isaiah Saxon on making the baby Ochi character, a gorilla-like animal at the center of the fantasy movie.

It feels appropriate that director Isaiah Saxon is being interviewed in front of a pile of books that chronicle the work of such arts legends as Bertolt Brecht, Darryl F. Zanuck and Jean-Luc ...

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.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Richard Peete, Director Isaiah Saxon, Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson and Traci Carlson attend A24's "The Legend Of Ochi" New York Premiere at Village ...