Moana (1926)
Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, portraying Samoan village life with a painterly eye. Blending ethnographic detail with a romanticized “Gauguin idyll,” the film celebrates daily rituals, communal traditions, and the passage into adulthood, suffused with what Flaherty called “pride of beauty, pride of strength.”
Directors:
Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty.
Writers:
Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty.
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Ta'avale as Moana |
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Fa'amgase as Moana's Fiancé |
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Tama as Moana's Father |
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T'ugaita as Moana's Mother |
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Pe'a as Moana's Younger Brother |
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Leupenga as Moana's Older Brother |
| Directing | Robert Flaherty | Director |
| Writing | Julian Johnson | Writer |
| Sound | James C. Bradford | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Frances H. Flaherty | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Flaherty | Screenplay |
| Production | Frances H. Flaherty | Producer |
| Production | Robert Flaherty | Producer |
| Production | Jesse L. Lasky | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adolph Zukor | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Frances H. Flaherty | Editor |
| Editing | Robert Flaherty | Editor |
| Editing | Julian Johnson | Editor |
| Crew | Fialelei | Translator |
| Camera | Bob Roberts | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Robert Flaherty | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Frances H. Flaherty | Director |
