The director of "The Legend of Ochi" did not face pushback from A24 when he wanted to use puppets instead of VFX.

Isaiah Saxon makes his feature-length directorial debut with The Legend of Ochi. The handmade tale is a throwback to Amblin's heyday, infused with the loving puppeteering of Jim Henson's finest ...

They are not real in an organic sense, but the beings in “The Legend of Ochi” are tangible entities, sophisticated puppets crafted to inhabit the lush greenery of Carpathia, a fictional island ...

But releases must go on, albeit with occasionally altered circumstances. An official synopsis for “The Legend of Ochi” reads: In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl ...

The Legend of Ochi opens in theaters April 25. This review is based on a screening at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. A tale of yearning, rebellion, and magical beings, Isaiah Saxon's The Legend ...

The Legend of Ochi premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. This initial review was timed for its world premiere embargo. A24’s almost-fantasy-adventure, almost-family-drama movie The ...

By contrast, Isaiah Saxon’s “The Legend of Ochi” is a somewhat inert but ingeniously crafted fantasy adventure story that mostly communicates in visuals. Visuals like: A teenage girl ...

The Legend of Ochi gives free rein to writer-director Isaiah Saxon’s remarkably imaginative narrative and visual palette, leveraging his well-regarded reputation directing music videos for the ...

A24 has delayed the theatrical release of “The Legend of Ochi” after filmmaker Isaiah Saxon‘s house burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires. The fantasy adventure will premiere at Sundance ...

A simplistic but affecting fable, The Legend Of Ochi luxuriates in its old-fashioned approach to live-action fantasy filmmaking, incorporating matte paintings and puppetry to tell the story of a ...

When a baby ochi is left behind by its pack, she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to reunite it with its family. The Legend of Ochi has E.T. in its DNA and some trouble grounding us in its ...