Moana is a television series.
Moana ( [ moʊˈɑːnə ] ) is a 2016 American computer-animated musical fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The film features music written by Lin-Manuel Miranda , Opetaia Foa'i , and Mark Mancina . 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 . Moana is a 2009 Italian biographical dramatic miniseries directed by Alfredo Peyretti .