For Saxon, who makes his feature debut with The Legend of Ochi, seeing the puppet was the culmination of years' worth of development. In the film, seven puppeteers operate the Baby Ochi, while Paul "The Birdman" Manalatos provided the creature's vocalizations.

Most movies aimed at children tend to be relatively low-brow, with easy-to-understand stories and humor that doesn’t make anyone think too hard. The movie studio A24 is best known for its edgy films,

The Legend of Ochi feels like a film that shouldn't exist today. It's an original story, not an adaptation of an already popular book or comic. It's filled with complex puppetry a