Coachella parent company AEG is threatening legal action against a filmmaker who created a concert film using found footage of Frank Ocean’s April 16 performance at the festival.
Professional filmmaker Brian Kinnes stitched together around 150 videos uploaded by Coachella attendees to YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter to make an unofficial film spanning the entirety of Frank Ocean’s set from April 16.
Kinnes launched the film, which runs about one hour and 20 minutes, on Tuesday, April 25, and received a cease and desist order from entertainment company AEG that same day. AEG demanded that Kinnes “remove and destroy all audio and video content (…) of musical performances from the Festival.”
Coachella’s parent corporation, who also owns Coachella promoter Goldenvoice, writes that “anything short of full compliance with this demand will lead to the initiation of immediate formal legal action.”
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Coachella Threatens Legal Action Against Frank Ocean Filmmaker
