Donald Glover and Rihanna have collaborated on a new film called 'Guava Island,' with the first preview shown at Glover's PHAROS festival in New Zealand.

The action/crime film features Glover as the lead, singing and playing guitar, while Rihanna plays his girlfriend and partner-in-crime. The story appears to explore themes of paradise and privilege, with Glover's character stating, "We live in a paradise but none of us actually have the time or the means to live here."

Hiro Murai, known for directing Glover's "This Is America" music video and episodes of Atlanta, is directing the film. The project marks one of Glover's first major appearances outside of his Childish Gambino persona, which he plans to retire after his current "This Is America" tour.

The film was shot in Cuba, though details about the plot remain largely under wraps. The trailer includes scenes of Glover singing, dancing, performing, and being held hostage, suggesting an ambitious blend of musical and dramatic elements.

While the initial trailer was exclusively shown at PHAROS festival, which Glover describes as "a gathering of the five intuitives of the human experience: tribe, ritual, experience abstraction, architecture, language," broader release details are yet to be announced.

[Twitter video embed showing festival footage]

No official comments have been provided by Glover's team regarding the trailer or the film's release date.

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