Hyrum Osmond is the film's co-head of animation and has spent nine years at Disney working on familiar titles like “Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph.” David Derrick is a story artist doing his first work for Disney after almost a decade at DreamWorks, and he has some very personal reasons for being excited for the new film.ĭerrick was born and raised in Farmington, Utah, but his ancestry connects back to some of the early Polynesian converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who settled in the Skull Valley area near Tooele. Along the way, she fights killer coconuts, gets a little help from a demigod and learns about the beauty of her heritage.īehind the scenes, two veteran animators with Utah connections are excited to showcase the results of their hard work. “Moana” is the story of a Polynesian girl who sets out from an island paradise to save the people she loves. This weekend, Disney will be adding a new character to its long legacy of female leads.
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