Guava Island

Guava Island
Poster
Directed byHiro Murai
Screenplay byStephen Glover
Story by
Produced by
  • Donald Glover
  • Fam Udeorji
  • Carmen Cuba
  • Jennifer Roth
Starring
CinematographyChristian Sprenger
Edited byIsaac Hagy
Music byMichael Uzowuru
Production
company
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11) (Coachella)
  • April 13, 2019 (2019-04-13) (United States)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Guava Island is a 2019 American musical film directed by Hiro Murai (his feature directorial debut) with a screenplay by Stephen Glover written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Ibra Ake, Jamal Olori and Fam Udeorji. It stars Donald Glover and Rihanna in the lead roles of Deni and Kofi, respectively, and was first exhibited at the Coachella Festival on April 11, 2019.[1] It was then released on April 13, 2019, by Amazon Studios through Amazon Prime Video for anyone to watch without a subscription for 18 hours before being available to Prime subscribers only. In the final hour of the 18 hours, the film was streamed on the Coachella YouTube page and Twitch.[2] Donald Glover was co-headlining at the event as Childish Gambino (his stage name).

  1. ^ Zemler, Emily (April 11, 2019). "Donald Glover to Stream 'Guava Island' Film With Rihanna for Free on Amazon". rollingstone.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Frank, Allegra (April 12, 2019). "Donald Glover and Rihanna's surprise film Guava Island is streaming free for a limited time". Vox. Retrieved April 14, 2019.