TORONTO PREMIERE! Friday, May 8th at 7:00 p.m., join us at CineCycle for the Toronto premiere of Celestial Queer: The Life, Work, and Wonder of James MacSwain, a feature-length documentary about an iconic queer artist who defied convention for a life lived on his own terms. Filmmakers Eryn Foster & Sue Johnson in person! ⊕
Past Events Archive
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- 2024
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- 2012
This is the Feminist Archive: Mystery & True Crime!
Thursday, April 30, 7:00 p.m., at the Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, 4th floor, 401 Richmond St. West, the Feminist Recycling Group & Vtape present Mystery and True Crime, in which melodrama, satire, and activist experimentation co-exist in stories of women searching for truth, blood, and revenge!!! ⊕
VIDEO OF THE MONTH: Shooting Stars Remind Me of Eavesdroppers, by Maha Maamoun
FINAL FOUR DAYS! Online FREE, April 1 – 30, watch Egyptian artist Maha Maamoun’s Shooting Starts Remind Me of Eavesdroppers, selected by intern Fiona Enright. ⊕
KYOKO MICHISHITA in April: Vtape meets e-flux Film Staff Picks!
FINAL FOUR DAYS! For the month of April, New York’s e-flux presents three very different works by Vtape artist Kyoko Michishita online, free. ⊕
RETURN OF THE BRIGHT NIGHT, by Sophie Sabet
LAST TWO DAYS, THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY! Vtape’s annual Images Festival collaboration for 2026 is Return of the Bright Night, an exhibition by Sophie Sabet, curated by Jaclyn Quaresma. In the Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, April 9 – 25. Open noon to 5:00 p.m. Tues. Wed. & Sat.; noon to 6:00 p.m. Thurs. & Fri. ⊕
Since opening our doors in 1983, Vtape has presented a substantial program of screenings, exhibitions, artists’ talks, and publications. Events from 2012 to the present are represented here in this archive. This online resource reflects a combination of event-based programming, exhibitions, and education dedicated to the development of video art and new and diverse audiences. The Past Events Archive is organized by year, starting with the most recent events, and moving backwards through history.
Image credit: Installation view of God Play exhibition, October 2024; photo by Henry Chan (2024)