While Donald Glover will have a shortened run on the upcoming fifth season of Community, he’s putting in work as his alter-ego, Childish Gambino. A week ago, he released a new song, “Centipede,” seemingly out of nowhere. Last night, he followed suit with a short video entitled Clapping for the Wrong Reasons. Is it a trailer for a short film? Is it a teaser for an upcoming music video? I’m not sure, but there are a few things I am sure of.
For one, the cast features a broad range of cats, from Chicago’s beloved Chance the Rapper and porn star Abella Anderson to Boy Meets World heartthrob Danielle Fischel and “All Gold Everything” rapper Trinidad James and rapper/producer Flying Lotus. The Twittersphere also hints at local hometown producer hero Stefan Ponce getting in on the mix, as well.
Glover himself also stated that the film was shot on film, which in itself makes a cinephile like me excited for what the full project will consist of. If his tweets are any indication, we’ll have more news next week with the “Director’s Cut” of the short.