‘The Legend of Ochi’ Final Runtime Revealed
The final runtime for Isaiah Saxon’s The Legend of Ochi, starring Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Willem Dafoe, and Emily Watson, has been revealed.
The final runtime for Isaiah Saxon’s The Legend of Ochi, starring Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Willem Dafoe, and Emily Watson, has been revealed.
The Legend of Ochi is an upcoming A24 produced film set to release on February 28th. The feature film debut by Isaiah Saxon follows a young girl in a remote northern village, Yuri, who learns to never go outside after dark because of reclusive forest creatures known as the Ochi. However, when a baby Ochi is left behind by its pack, she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to reunite the baby Ochi with its family.
The director, Isaiah Saxon, recently shared concept paintings he had done for the film in 2018. The Legend of Ochi is based on Saxon’s original characters and worldbuilding. The film was officially greenlit by A24 on November 10th, 2021 with principal photography starting in Romania on November 1st and production wrapping on December 15th.
How Long Is The Legend of Ochi?
It’s been shown that the final runtime of Isaiah Saxon’s The Legend of Ochi is 96 minutes or 1 hour and 36 minutes. The film carries a tight $10 million budget according to director Isaiah Saxon and so the short runtime reflects that considering the film’s expansive scope.
AI Allegations
After the film’s first trailer was released people started to speculate on Twitter / X whether or not the film used generative. Soon, Isaiah Saxon himself started replying to tweets confirming that the film had no use of AI.
Saxon further added that the film was “handmade over 6 years on a $10m budget, with animatronic puppets, matte paintings, [and] filmed on location in the Carpathian mountains,” hence “no ai whatsoever.” You can watch the full trailer for the film here:
A24 can be trusted for taking the decision of producing Saxon’s film as they’re also known for assisting first-time filmmakers such as Ari Aster with Hereditary, even though Saxon has directed music videos under his co-founded studio, Encyclopedia Pictura, for artists such as Björk and Grizzly Bear.
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