Guardian Australia · Film

The original Moana: did a 1926 documentary give birth to a 21st century Disney blockbuster?

· By Christian Kriticos
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Long before the 2016 hit animation and its forthcoming live-action remake came a pioneering silent film that established a whole new genre

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