Donald Glover found himself with a free month between finishing up the most recent season of “Atlanta” and embarking on his worldwide musical tour. So, what’s a creative powerhouse like Glover to do with his free time? Will he go, kick back, and relax in Mexico? No, he goes off to Cuba with Rihanna, Letitia Wright, and other actors and produces a new film with director Hiro Murai called “Guava Island.”

And in a new report about the creation of the film from Vanity Fair, we learn exactly what went into producing and distributing a film that is kept under a veil of secrecy.

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Normally, we wouldn’t really care what happens at Coachella. As a film/TV site, very little in the way of relevant news debuts at the annual music festival. That being said, Coachella is always an interesting event, with tons of surprises. And 2019 is shaping up to be no different, with the music festival hosting a highly-anticipated film premiere, as Donald Glover is scheduled to debut his latest work, “Guava Island” at the event.

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Is there anything we can tell you Donald Glover that would surprise you? Not only is he one of the biggest musical artists of the moment, but Glover is a jack of all trades and an accomplished writer-director-actor that is probably best known for his incredible FX series “Atlanta.” So, it really shouldn’t be any surprise that Glover just went ahead and snuck away to film an entire movie with one of the biggest stars in the world and no one had a clue.

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