Moana is a novel.
Moana ( [ moʊˈɑːnə ] ) is a 2016 American 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 . Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker , co-directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams , the film introduces Auli'i Cravalho as Moana and features the voices of Dwayne Johnson , Rachel House , Temuera Morrison , Jemaine Clement , Nicole Scherzinger , and Alan Tudyk . Along with Zootopia , it marked the first time since 2002 that Walt Disney Animation Studios released two feature films in the same year . Anna Moana Rosa Pozzi ( [ ˈanna moˈaːna ˈrɔːza ˈpottsi ] ; 27 April 1961 -- 15 September 1994 ) , best known as Moana Pozzi and Moana , was an Italian pornographic actress , actress , television personality , model , politician and writer .