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.

In “The Legend of Ochi”, myth and nature collide in a visually stunning tale of courage, connection, and the wild things we carry inside. At the recent press junket for the A24 fantasy

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,