Director's Works
Apashe ft. Alina Pash, Kyiv Adrian Villagomez
After spending his childhood playing the violin until the age of 17, Adrian Villagomez pursued film and photography in University.
His professional career revolves mainly around the musical world, in recent years focusing on creating music videos for artists both internationally and from his native province of Quebec. Clients include The Kid LAROI, Denzel Curry, Killer Mike and Skiifall. His work has received wide recognition including a Best Alternative Video win at the UKMVAs for Jean Michele Blais’ “Passepied” and a JUNO nomination for Music Video of The Year for “Ta main" by Ariane Roy. In 2023 he was presented with a special award from the Canadian Academy of Cinema for his outstanding work in music videos, recognized for its international impact.
John (Apashe) and I traveled for two solid days to get to Kyiv. The intention of shooting there was to highlight the amazing artists in Kyiv. We were shooting a documentary in tandem with the video about how to stay creative and impact change as an artist during times of war. Shooting in Kyiv was a humbling experirence—we were with artists/dancers/production talent who were extremely motivated, showed up on time everyday on set despite spending the night in bomb shelters. Every night we were in Kyiv there were drones dropping bombs overhead that we could hear and feel from the shelters. John is really close to the Ukrainian community because in 2013/2014, Ukraine was one of the earliest dedicated fan bases that gave him love for his music and he would play their regularly.
