Director Chris Williams (1968)

In 2022, Chris Williams directed The Sea Beast, an animated adventure film. Alongside co-writer Nell Benjamin and producer Jed Schlanger, he tells the story of sea beasts who have terrorized humankind for centuries. To combat them, brave crews embark on hunting expeditions aboard their ships. The most renowned crew is that of the Inevitable, led by the legendary Captain Crow, his first mate Sarah Sharpe, and his adopted son and boatswain Jacob Holland. These hunters are backed by The Crown’s King and Queen through the ...

Released by Walt Disney Pictures, Moana (2016) is an American animated musical fantasy action-adventure film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Set on the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess Te Fiti, who is believed to have brought life to the ocean using a pounamu stone as her heart and source of power. However, Maui, a shapeshifting demigod known for his trickery and mastery of wayfinding, stole Te Fiti’s heart centuries ago in order to give humanity the power of creation. This caused Te Fiti to disintegrate and Maui was attacked by Te Kā, a volcanic demon. He lost both the heart and his magical fish hook to the depths of the ...

Big Hero 6 (2014) is an American animated film by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team created by Man of Action, the film is set in a futuristic city called San Fransokyo (a combination of San Francisco and Tokyo). The main character is Hiro Hamada, a 14-year-old high school graduate and robotics genius who competes in illegal underground robot fights. To steer him away from this dangerous world, his older brother Tadashi, who studies at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, brings him to the institute’s research lab where he meets Tadashi’s friends: Go Go, Wasabi, Honey ...

Bolt (2008) is an American animated action adventure film, produced and released by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pictures. The main character, a White Swiss Shepherd puppy named Bolt, is adopted by a 7-year-old girl named Penny. They soon become the stars of a successful TV show bearing Bolt’s name, where they use his superpowers to fight crime and defeat the evil Dr. Calico who has taken Penny’s father hostage. To ensure a convincing performance from Bolt, the director designs the filming process so that Bolt believes everything happening on set is real, including his powers like invincibility, strength, and a powerful bark. As a result, Bolt can ...