The Legend of Ochi' writer-director Isaiah Saxon on making the baby Ochi character, a gorilla-like animal at the center of the fantasy movie.

With cost-of-living pressures meaning purse strings are pulled tighter than ever, it’s heartening to know that there’s still ...

For over 65 years now, the lives of three generations of a family — Hari Krishna, his father Krishna Lal Shrestha (who passed ...

Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St., announced its 2025-26 Broadway season. Here's the lineup: Oct. 24-25. A pair of mismatched missionaries heads halfway across the world in an “outrageous” ...

I thought space tourism was supposed to take the gravity out of things. But Perry and Gayle King landed back on earth with ...

As the circus industry heads to its sunset years, a few artistes rekindle the memories of their golden days in the ring and ...

A short film written by UC Santa Barbara student Travers Tobis was nominated for a College Television Award — an honor often ...

UCSB student film "The Circus Monkey" has been nominated for a prestigious Student Emmy. Written by Travers Tobis and ...

Director Isaiah Saxon got his start making otherworldly videos for Grizzly Bear and Björk. For his debut feature, a large ...

“I’m not a circus monkey, Travers.” Starring Kirsten Høj and Blythe Davis — both from UCSB’s performing arts programs — the film was brought to life by a student crew led by producers Nathan Krachman, ...

From animal babies throwing the tiniest tantrums to hilarious circus-style antics in the wild ... a dramatic baby elephant, or a monkey with main-character energy, it’s all too adorable to ...