Isaiah Saxon

Producer, Writer, Director

Birthplace: Aptos, California

Isaiah Saxon is a music video and short film filmmaker who has moved into feature filmmaking. Saxon was director or co-director of videos for such musicians as Zion I, Seventeen Evergreen, Grizzly Bear, Björk, and Panda Bear, as well as director or co-director of seven short films from 2005 to 2020.

Saxon is director/writer/producer of his debut feature film, the fantasy adventure The Legend of Ochi (2025), starring Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe, and which was released wide by A24 after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Personal life

Isaiah Saxon was born and raised in Aptos, California, by his parents. Saxon graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco with a degree in film directing.

Known For

Björk: Wanderlust

(2008)

DIY

(2018)

Grizzly Bear: Knife

(2007)

Isaiah Saxon Movies

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The Legend of Ochi
The Legend of Ochi
2025
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
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Facts About Isaiah Saxon

Shingle: Isaiah Saxon, in 2004, co-founded (with Sean Hellfritsch) the film and video production unit, Encyclopedia Pictura, which eventually transformed into an animation studio. Community Builder: Saxon, with his Encyclopedia Pictura partners Hellfritsch and Daren Rabinovitch, built Trout Gulch, a 10-acre community adjacent to woods in Aptos, California that includes housing, farming land, and a digital animation studio.

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