Don Hall is an American film director and writer at Walt Disney Animation Studios . He is known for co-directing Winnie the Pooh ( 2011 ) , Big Hero 6 ( 2014 ) , which was inspired by the Marvel Comics of the same name and Moana ( 2016 ) , along with Ron Clements and John Musker . Big Hero 6 won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2015 . Don is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting . Don Hall ( born April 2 , 1930 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League .
Don Hall is only a painter.