A.CHAL - Nobody Like Me

I had a totally different video planned for "Nobody Like Me". I was visiting NY during the pandemic and was suppose to fly back to LA to shoot this whole other idea. Being in NYC, I had fell back in love with the city and stayed longer. I was tapping back in with the community I knew out there and I got inspired all over again. The day I missed my flight I met with my boy and director Chuck Owens just to grab coffee, but told him I had this urge to shoot something in the city just didn't know what. Later that night, Jo Vanguard invited me to this private party in Yonkers and I went with Nour (model from video). I don't know if it was hookah that night I saw the whole video in my head. I folded up a paper and drew out the whole story/shot list, met with Chuck, showed him the treatment and what other videos inspired me. By the next day we're already calling everyone we know trying to produce this idea and in 2 weeks shooting it. This video was done with people I consider family. It's what we call in Spanish "una obra de amor". I wanna thank Miguel Plaza for letting me shoot at his club “10th Avenue NY” in Dyckman and Jo Vangaurd for plugging me in. NATTY & Sammi who I've known forever to come through with the styling. Nour & Mike Troll, real close friends of mine who brought the characters to life to give the video that feeling it really needed. This was a new process, we usually have a label sorting everything out, and being this hands on can be challenging, but I love it and I am excited to direct more videos to tell stories I wanna tell, stay tuned.