Orion And The Dark follows the journey of Orion as he confronts his biggest fear, and one big inspiration for the character makes one key part of his story hugely ironic. Directed by Sean Charmatz with a script by Charlie Kaufman, and based on the children’s book of the same name by Emma Yarlett, Orion and the Dark is an animated fantasy film that addresses topics like anxiety, fear, self-discovery, and empathy. Orion and the Dark introduces viewers to Orion (voiced by Jacob Tremblay), an elementary school boy who is scared of everything.