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Childish Gambino, Rihanna film 'Guava Island' heading to Amazon

By Wade Sheridan   |   April 11, 2019 at 8:35 AM
Childish Gambino, the rap persona of Donald Glover, stars in a new film titled "Guava Island" alongside Rihanna. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Rihanna arrives on the red carpet at the "Ocean's 8" premiere on June 5. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

April 11 (UPI) -- Childish Gambino and Rihanna's Coachella 2019 film, Guava Island, will be available to stream through Amazon's Prime Video service on Saturday.

Guava Island features Gambino -- the rap persona of actor Donald Glover -- as a musician who wants to throw a festival for everyone to enjoy. The project is directed by Hiro Murai

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The film will be first presented at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Gambino is a headlining act at the event which begins on Friday.

Amazon posted on Twitter a brief teaser trailer for the film featuring Gambino being captured.

"I'm going to be showing Guava Island! on Saturday for free after my performance," Glover said on Twitter Thursday alongside a link to the film's Amazon page.

The actor and rapper also uploaded an image from the film featuring himself quieting a group of children.