Tag: Dana Ledoux Miller

Animation, Movies

‘Moana 2’ Creators Share Resonating Stories with Cultural Specificity

Michael Lee

While Moana 2 is already out on digital, it is also scheduled to debut on Disney+ on March 12 and hit store shelves on March 18. Ironically, the sequel was originally supposed to be a Disney+ streaming exclusive, but first-time directors Dana Ledoux Miller, Jason Hand, and David G. Derrick Jr. were able to navigate creative changes and deliver something that was a hit with theatergoing audiences, while also having a grander celebration of Polynesian culture.

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Animation, Movies

‘Moana 2’ Featurette Inspires Explorers to Protect the Oceans

Michael Lee

To celebrate the forthcoming release of Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Moana 2, fans are invited to join Disney, National Geographic Pristine Seas, and Polynesian Voyaging Society to celebrate the explorer and Moana in all of us and answer the call to protect our oceans together. And they have released a featurette to help inspire the conservationist in us all.

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Animation, Movies

Sound and Animation Team Talk New Sights and Sounds of ‘Moana 2’

Michael Lee

Post-production is essential to completing any film, especially an animated one like Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana 2.

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Animation, Interview, Movies

‘Moana 2’ Directors and Producers Talk Off-Screen Representation

Michael Lee

In 2016, Walt Disney Animation Studios released Moana, an animated musical based on Polynesian mythology. The studio strived to make the film’s details more authentic to Polynesian cultures through research and the help of Oceanic Story Trust. Now Moana 2 takes the next steps to advance off-screen representation by bringing two filmmakers of Samoan-heritage on as directors.

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Animation, Movies

‘Moana 2’ Footage Reaction: Disney’s Latest Sets Sail for a New Adventure

Michael Lee

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana was more than a commercial and critical hit of 2016; it was also a celebration of the Polynesian culture. Set on the fictional island of celebrates Motunui, the film followed the title character (Auliʻi Cravalho) who embarks on a oceanic adventure with the mighty demigod Maui (Dwyane Johnson) to save her village from a blight.

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Animation, Movies

New ‘Moana 2’ TV Spot Teases “We’re Back” Song

Michael Lee

Disney has released the newest TV spot for Moana 2, which gives a sneak peek of the newest song: “We’re Back.”

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Interview, Television

‘Thai Cave Rescue’ Producers Wanted the Diaspora to Feel Connected

Laura Sirikul

When Netflix’s Thai Cave Rescue was first announced, executive producer Jon M. Chu immediately tweeted that this project belonged to the people who lived it — the Thai people. He was determined to not let the series be whitewashed or center on white saviors.

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Streaming, Television

Netflix’s ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ Focuses on the Perspectives of the Boys and Coach

Laura Sirikul

There are so many stories and reiterations of the Tham Luang cave rescue of the 12 boys and their football coach being released. From documentaries to dramatic films, the story of the heroic rescue has yet to be told through the eyes of the Thai people. In Netflix’s Thai Cave Rescue, the limited series will touch on the untold perspectives of the boys at the center of the rescue.

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