Discover what’s new at Vtape! These works have been acquired for distribution by Vtape within the past six months. New acquisitions can include older works that have recently been brought into distribution.
(Image credit: Vibrations from Gaza, by Rehab Nazzal, 2024)
A love story. A liberation story. A story of queer resistance and how building community can transform us. Explore the ephemeral legacy of Vancouver’s historic Little Sister’s Book and Art Emporium. Before the internet, we relied on printed materials and a central gathering place. How do we create a deep personal… ⊕
2024, 14:25 minutes, colour
tapecode 2189.00
The Unstoppable Man is a powerful short documentary that delves into themes of resilience, human potential, and the courage to challenge societal norms. Focusing on Gopal, the film highlights his journey of breaking barriers and overcoming personal and societal challenges. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas,… ⊕
2023, 89:00 minutes, colour
tapecode 2188.01
Bittersweet Becoming is an intimate, character-driven film that follows Karla Rae James, a trans woman living in Toronto, as she sails with grace through the ups and downs of late life transition.
2022, 81:00 minutes, colour
tapecode 2188.00
As the longest occupation in modern history ensues, the Dead Sea, a sacred body of water in the lowest place on earth becomes a site where a politically-driven environmental disaster threatens a once flourishing environment. Eulogy for the Dead Sea is a poetic documentary chronicling the disappearance of the Dead Sea. The… ⊕
Throughout the 20th century, the Wereldmuseum (former Tropenmuseum)—Amsterdam’s most prominent museum of ethnography—has accumulated more than 150,000 objects from colonized regions worldwide. Today, these objects are obsessively polished, dusted, and neatly ordered, revealing an underlying anxiety connected… ⊕