Lava (2014) on Netflix
Uku is a volcano alone in the middle of the Pacific. The creatures around him have mates and he has none. He sings to the ocean, waiting for a companion.
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Plot summary
Out in the Pacific, a volcanic island named Uku has no companion. The creatures around him have mates of their own. Ages pass while he keeps up his song, hoping to find one. A submarine volcano named Lele is his love interest; their two names together make the word ukulele. It is a musical love story that spans millions of years, and other than the song, no words are spoken.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lava (2014)
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- Director James Ford Murphy got the story's idea at the wedding of his sister, who married at 43; there, thinking of the volcano Loihi, he had an epiphany wondering what if his sister were a volcano and volcanoes spent their lives searching for love.
- The face of Uku, the lonely volcano voiced by Kuana Torres Kahele, was designed as an amalgamation of the faces of Kahele, Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole, The Honeymooners star Jackie Gleason and the bulldog Marc Antony from Chuck Jones's animated short Feed the Kitty.
- James Ford Murphy was so touched by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" that he blended his fascination and love for Hawaii with his feeling for that song when creating the short.
