The Grammy-winning, enigmatic rapper Childish Gambino released his highly anticipated film Guava Island late Friday night right in the middle of his characteristically unconventional Coachella set.
Though he made no mention of the film while smoking weed with his audience, Guava Island is inextricably linked to the California music festival.
It held its world premiere there before premiering on Amazon Prime where it’s available for free until 9 p.m. EST.
More importantly, Guava Island is a product of the alter-ego Childish Gambino—not just a film starring the talented, Emmy-winning actor Donald Glover.
The film is directed by Hiro Murai, Glover’s longtime collaborator behind the music video for “This Is America” as well as several episodes of Glover’s hit show Atlanta.
It makes sense then that Guava Island, at just 55 minutes, is a hybrid film and visual album.
The film follows Deni (Glover), a local radio DJ organizing a music festival in hopes of uniting the oppressed citizens of the fictional Guava island who live in paradise but never get to rest.
All the while, he’s trying to be a good boyfriend to his childhood crush turned longtime partner Kofi (Rihanna).
Black Panther’s Letitia Wright appears briefly as Kofi’s factory co-worker, while Game of Thrones’ Nonso Anozie brings his knack for villainy as a shady factory boss.
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