One of the most memorable scenes in “The Legend of Ochi” finds estranged mom Dasha (Emily Watson), who just so happens to have a wooden hand and lives way up near the sky, opening the door of ...

"The Legend of Ochi" tells the story of Yuri (Helena Zengel ... By 2015, after making a DIY.org pilot for Cartoon Network, Saxon turned his attention to his feature film debut.

‘The Legend of Ochi’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars. Opening in theaters on April 25th, ‘The Legend of Ochi’ invites you into a world of creatures, heroes, an ages-old conflict and a ...

“The Legend Of Ochi” is a children’s fantasy that is equal parts “The Dark Crystal,” “E.T.,” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Entertainment Critic The spirits of Jim Henson and ...

“The Legend of Ochi” centers around young farmer Yuri (Helena Zengel), who finds a lost mythical creature called an ochi and ...

It’s very clear that “The Legend of Ochi,” Isaiah Saxon’s debut feature as a writer and director, is an elaborately designed and very effective nostalgia piece for the movies of that time ...

Hidden in the thick forest of the fictional island of Carpathia lives the Ochi, an orange-furred primate that communicates through distinct whistling sounds — a song, if you will. Though these w ...

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 ...

Right in the line of our favorite 80s coming-of-age movies, The Legend of Ochi takes place on the island of Carpathia, where Yuri, a young and shy girl played by Helena Zengel, befriends a wounded ...

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 ...