
Genre(1996)
In Don Hertzfeldt's second student film, a hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.



Auliʻi Cravalho
Moana (voice)

Dwayne Johnson
Maui (voice)
Gone Fishing is a animation, comedy film released in 2017 exploring themes of short film. Directed by Ron Clements, it stars Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson. On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean.
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