Marika Hackman - Boyfriend

What this video is

Released 22 February 2017 as the lead single from Hackman's sophomore album I'm Not Your Man (AMF/Sub Pop, June 2017), 'Boyfriend' marked a decisive stylistic and thematic shift from her folky 2015 debut. Arriving at the height of renewed public conversation around queer visibility, feminist politics, and the #MeToo groundswell, the song — described by Hackman as 'payback for all those times I've been interrupted…

Why it matters

A landmark in 2010s UK queer indie-rock, 'Boyfriend' synthesised riot grrrl confrontation, garage-rock minimalism, and sardonic feminist pop into an immediately canonical form. As the lead single from I'm Not Your Man, it helped define a strand of British indie that foregrounded LGBTQ+ experience…

The director

Lancashire-born UK director and photographer based in London. Active in music video and commercial sectors for over a decade, with credits including Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood, Lewis Capaldi, Arlo Parks, and Cat Burns. Background in photography informs a…