I’m pretty excited for this Saturday as it’s the first Women’s March in Vancouver that I’ll actually be able to attend - and I was just thinking about it yesterday morning when an email arrived from Mar from Toronto band For Esmé.

They’ve released a video for “To Love”, the first track on their album Righteous Woman, which I have gushed about for around 8 months + now. It seemed super appropriate for my mood (and now I’m listening to the whole album for the 100th time.)

The video was directed by Laura-Lynn Petrick, and shot on film (going after my heart again), and I will let you read the words I was sent about it:
"To Love is a visual journey exploring gaze and seeking balance between all of its contradictions. The film objectifies female cliches in order to question their validity with playfulness and sarcasm. To Love intends to create refreshing and powerful narratives within societal normalizations of femininity. For Esmé epitomizes the reclaiming of the gaze, and the video illustrates Mar Meredith’s evolution from object of male desire to principal subject of her own narrative.”

Check it out below and maybe I’ll see you tomorrow: