Disney has released a trailer for their new short film, Inner Workings. In the short film, a man goes to work at his soul-crushing job, but is constantly distracted by his heart’s desire to get out of the office and live a little. The short film plays in front of Moana, and it’s pretty cute.

Like some of Disney’s best shorts, there’s pretty much no dialogue, and it’s all about storytelling through action and emotion. The short also represents a conflict we all have: we want to do the fun stuff, but we have to be responsible, and I like the solution to the film comes to at the end.

It will be interesting to see if Inner Workings gets some love in the Best Animated Short category. Disney has been pretty successful in years past having picked up Oscars for Feast and Paperman. I’m curious to see what other animated shorts will be competing this year, but I definitely wouldn’t mind seeing Inner Workings as a contender.

Check out the trailer below, and see the full short in front of Moana, which opens today.

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Image via Disney

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And here is the official synopsis for Moana:

For centuries, the greatest sailors in the world masterfully navigated the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, 3,000 years ago, their voyages stopped for a millennium – and no one knows exactly why.

From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who is inspired to leave the safety and security of her island on a daring journey to save her people. Inexplicably drawn to the ocean, Moana (voice of Auliʻi Cravalho) convinces the mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson) to join her mission, and he reluctantly helps her become a wayfinder like her ancestors who sailed before her. Together, they voyage across the open ocean on an action-packed adventure, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills her quest and discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity. Directed by the renowned filmmaking team of Ron Clements and John Musker (“The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “The Princess & the Frog”), produced by Osnat Shurer (“Lifted,” “One Man Band”), and featuring music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa‘i, “Moana” sails into U.S. theaters on Nov. 23, 2016.