Moana (Vaiana in EU, Oceania in Italy) is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 56th Disney animated feature film. The film is directed by Ron Clements and John Musker,[7] and co-directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams.[8][9] The film features music written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina.[10]Featuring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger and Alan Tudyk, the film tells the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of the chief of a Polynesian tribe, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with a goddess. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in hopes to save her people.Moana was released theatrically in the United States on November 23, 2016, received near-universal critical acclaim, and to date has grossed $115 million worldwide.

In the beginning, there was only ocean. Then Te Fiti, an island goddess, emerged. Te Fiti's heart, a small pounamu stone, possessed the power to create life. It was stolen by the demigod Maui, who was planning to give it to humanity as a gift. But the lava demon Te Kā confronted him, causing the heart to become lost in the ocean along with Maui's magical fishhook.