Isaiah Saxon

Isaiah Saxon (born 1983) is an American film and music video director. He co-founded the animation studio Encyclopedia Pictura, and the online community DIY.org.

Early life and education Saxon was born and raised in Aptos, California. He majored in film directing at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Through Encyclopedia Pictura, Saxon has directed music videos, short films and commercials.

In 2007, Saxon and Hellfritsch directed the music video for the Grizzly Bear single "Knife".

Following the "Knife" video, Saxon got a call from Björk, asking Encyclopedia Pictura to direct a music video for her single "Wanderlust". Their concept was inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki, Stanley Kubrick, and Walt Disney's work from the 1930s. The "Wanderlust" video premiered at the Deitch Projects gallery in Long Island City, Queens, It won three D&AD Yellow Pencil awards and the UK Music Video Award for Video of the Year. Spin magazine named it the best music video of 2008, and Pitchfork ranked it #21 on its list of the top 50 music videos of the 2000s. It was nominated for the UK Music Video Award for Best Animation in a Video.

DIY.org

In 2011, Saxon began developing a feature film titled DIY, about a group of kids that rebuild their town after a flood. The following year, Saxon, Zach Klein, Andrew Sliwinski and Daren Rabinovitch founded DIY.org, an online educational community for kids, with a storefront in San Francisco. Saxon served as chief creative officer from the company's founding in 2012 through 2014. He creates the skill patches that are sent out to community members.

Trout Gulch Starting in 2008, Saxon, Hellfritsch and Rabinovitch transformed 10 acres in the wooded hills in Aptos, California, into Trout Gulch, a community where they built their own houses, farmed, and produced digital animation. The intent was to blend technology with nature. At its peak, 18 people lived at Trout Gulch.

Honors and awards Named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker magazine, 2008 UK Music Video Awards Video of the Year (for "Wanderlust"), 2008 2010 The Internet Soundtrack by Dan Deacon 2013 Jay Nelson: Fort Builder 2016 The Tale of Hillbelly

Music video Year Title Artist 2005 "Soo Tall" Zion I 2006 "Haven't Been Yourself" Seventeen Evergreen 2007 "Knife" Grizzly Bear 2008 "Wanderlust" Björk 2015 "Boys Latin" Panda Bear