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)
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… ⊕
A middle-aged trans man observes his changes over the first year and nine months of his transition while a looming ongoing news cycle of anti-trans legislation attempts to obstruct his joy. Selfies, voice memos, drawings, and background video clips from his life depict a man growing and learning about himself through his second… ⊕
Echo Chambers presents three chapters of video collage constructed entirely from Instagram's algorithmically-suggested content. The work functions as a digital self-portrait, documenting the recursive feedback loop between personal influence and algorithmic manipulation where the act of collecting material fundamentally alters… ⊕
An homage to Chicago artist and toolmaker Dan Sandin’s 1973 video, Five-minute Romp through the IP, in which Sandin demos the Image Processor (IP), a modular analog video synthesizer he built the same year, and encouraged artists to "copy it right." In this video (created while at an artist’s residency in… ⊕
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,… ⊕