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)
Endearing Insanity explores the longing for connection and visibility in a displaced environment. Set within a confined apartment, the protagonist, trapped in various enclosed spaces such as a cabinet, microwave, and sink, performs a monologue while waiting for someone to visit. The text, drawn from online message boards,… ⊕
2021, 04:13 minutes, colour
tapecode 2173.01
Soapbox Construction: 101 was filmed in the Mile End neighborhood of Montréal in summer 2021. Holly Timpener and Tess Martens worked in a garage and rummaged through the alley to find materials to build a soapbox to eventually race. Presented at the Lots of Love Festival in Montreal, Martens and Timpener challenged and… ⊕
2022, 08:47 minutes, colour
tapecode 2173.00
Three performers, Holly Timpener, Mathew Moir and Tess Martens, pulled a 3-way rope in a game of tug-a-war at La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse. They had to attempt to communicate using the laptops’ keyboard in front of them if they could reach it! There was a chatbox projected onto the paper on the window of the live chat… ⊕
Mars Brito, a trans bike courier, is killed by an SUV—is he the victim of an accidental "door prize" or is this murder? His case becomes a city-wide obsession, with hourly true crime updates and rewards for clues. While this murder mystery unfolds, a Toronto trans activist (also named Mars) works with his… ⊕
The filmmaker aka Tranie Tronic tells the tale of the incident that inspired their latest album Transgression and brings awareness to the potential dangers of dating men online. The film illustrates the therapeutic power of creating art from trauma.