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Recent Acquisitions

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: The Invisible Hippo of Grief: An Adoption Story, by Donna Szoke (2026)

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The Quoddy Fold

Paulette Phillips

2019, 59:58 minutes, colour

tapecode 109.35

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A derelict abandoned settler-house, perched on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, is the subject of The Quoddy Fold. For the period of a year Phillips engaged in an ontological dialogue with the disintegrating house. Progressing to a dramatic and inevitable conclusion, The Quoddy Fold contemplates dwelling, human detritus and the… ⊕

Marnie's Handbag

Paulette Phillips

2008, 10:26 minutes, colour

tapecode 109.24

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Premiering at the Tate Modern on May 08, 2008, Marnie's Handbag was commissioned for London Fashion Week. The video uses appropriated clips from over 50 films that span Hollywood cinema from 1935 to 2007. The "behavioural paradox" in Marnie's Handbag is centred on the signals and signs that are… ⊕

Monster Tree

Paulette Phillips

2006, 28:40 minutes, colour

tapecode 109.22

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Monster Tree plays the minute off the enormous to explore a post-human landscape through the cinematic use of a telescopic lens. In Monster Tree attention is focused on a humble-faced burl growing on the side of a tree and juxtaposes it against the massively sublime power of Niagara Falls. This cheeky-faced… ⊕

The Legacy of Resistance: Activism in the Global Response to AIDS

Ken Morrison

2025, 28:00 minutes, colour

tapecode 2197.00

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The Legacy of Resistance is a 28-minute documentary film that explores the history of the global AIDS response through key moments in time—focusing on seven International AIDS Conferences. It is bookended by the IAC conferences held in Montréal, Québec, Canada, in 1989 and 2022. The Legacy of Resistance… ⊕

Anthem

Robert Hamilton

2026, 04:05 minutes, colour

tapecode 066.29

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Anthem is a reimagining of the traditional television broadcast sign-off. Before the era of 24-hour digital streaming, televisions went to sleep. The daily broadcast sign-off was a ritualistic farewell, wrapping viewers in a blanket of stylized patriotism and nostalgic imagery accompanied with a national anthem before fading… ⊕

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