About this episode

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director Thomas Kail about the live-action film Moana.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director Thomas Kail about his new film, Moana, the live-action retelling of 2016's beloved animated musical. Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com. Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Fenwick Elliott

Guest: Thomas Kail

Topics covered

• film
• interview
• live-action
• animation
• directing
• cinema

Keywords

• Moana
• Thomas Kail
• live-action
• Catherine Lagaʻaia
• Dwayne Johnson
• animated musical
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Picturehouse Cinemas, Stripped Media

Books & works: Moana

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