Inspired by the isolated beauty of tropical islands and the explosive allure of ocean volcanoes, Lava is a musical love story that takes place over millions of years.
Directed by James Ford Murphy
volcano
musical
romance
loneliness
native hawaiian
short film
Rank
#79 in 2015·#3889 overall
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Where to Watch
Crew
John Lasseter
Executive Producer
Ren Klyce
Sound Designer
Tom MacDougall
Music Supervisor
Tashana Landray
Production Manager
Louis Gonzales
Storyboard Artist
Louis Gonzales
Story Artist
Colin Levy
Camera Supervisor
Edwin Catmull
Thanks
Andrew Stanton
Thanks
Jim Morris
Thanks
Lee Unkrich
Thanks
Pete Docter
Thanks
Popular Reviews
409 reviews
Victoria
6.1★ · 12/11/25
stop this is so cute
stop this is so cute
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Izzy Walmsley
6.0★ · 04/19/26
the song is beautiful
the song is beautiful
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Nicks_927
5.0★ · 05/11/26
Nice idea, but I don't think it was necessary to make the "female volcano"'s hair long, I think.
Nice idea, but I don't think it was necessary to make the "female volcano"'s hair long, I think.
Evan
6.0★ · 05/04/26
AniMAYtion! Day 4! Film number 6! He lavas his girl 🥹
AniMAYtion! Day 4! Film number 6! He lavas his girl 🥹
