Partner - Honey

What this video is

Released October 21, 2020, 'Honey' served as a lead single from Partner's sophomore album Never Give Up (You've Changed Records, November 20, 2020). The video arrives within a rich lineage of Canadian queer indie rock that consciously mythologizes the guitar as a site of queer joy and identity. The Wayne's World visual pastiche situates the band within early-90s mainstream comedy-rock culture while simultaneously…

Why it matters

A key document in the 2010s–2020s queer indie rock revival, 'Honey' demonstrates how Canadian underground artists appropriated classic rock mythology and mainstream pop-culture nostalgia (Wayne's World) to articulate queer identity. The video's rapid editing pace, warm analogue palette, and…

The director

Lesley Marshall is a Canadian award-winning filmmaker and media artist based in Ottawa/Victoria, BC, with films appearing in over 50 festivals nationally and internationally. A graduate of the University of Ottawa (communications/media), Marshall operates…