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  2. ‘Moana 2’ Creatives on How Pacific Islander Nuances Helped ...

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    Foa’i wanted as much Pacific culture in the first film as possible and the sequel was no different. The team fully immersed themselves in the island traditions and the use of Samoan and Pacific ...

  3. The cultural significance of the catchy 'Moana 2' song 'Can I ...

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    In order to get it all right, "Moana 2" directors Derrick and Ledoux Miller — both of whom are of Samoan descent — and Jason Hand created the film with numerous culturally authentic elements ...

  4. Maui (Moana) - Wikipedia

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    In 2011, director John Musker started reading about Polynesian mythology and decided that Māui was an ideal focus for an animated story. [2] Ron Clements said that Māui was the inspiration for the film, being a mythic demigod and larger than life figure who is found in many cultures of the South Pacific in different variations and therefore seemed like the perfect focal character. [3]

  5. Moana (2016 film) - Wikipedia

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    Moana [b] is a 2016 American animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, co-directed by Chris Williams and Don Hall, and produced by Osnat Shurer, from a screenplay written by Jared Bush, and based on a story conceived by Clements, Musker, Williams, Hall, Pamela ...

  6. Disney casts 17-year-old Australian Catherine Laga‘aia to ...

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    An Australian teenager of Samoan heritage has been announced as the star of the upcoming live-action version of the hit Disney movie “Moana.”. Seventeen-year-old Catherine Laga‘aia has been ...

  7. Moana (1926 film) - Wikipedia

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    The name of the lead male character, Moana, means 'deep sea, deep water' in the Samoan language. [2] [3] [4] In making the film, Flaherty lived with his wife and collaborator Frances H. Flaherty and their three daughters in Samoa for more than a year. They arrived in Samoa in April 1923 and stayed until December 1924, with the film being ...

  8. Moana (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    Moana (also known as Vaiana [1] or Oceania [2] in some markets) is a Disney media franchise that originally started in 2016 with the release of the American animated feature film Moana, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

  9. “Moana 2” Review: Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne ... - AOL

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    Eight years after Disney thrilled audiences and families with Moana, Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson take their beloved animated characters back to the oceans of Polynesia.. Moana 2 revisits ...