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)
Heaven is a two-layered work consisting of downloaded mp4 clips. The first layer is all perfect circles found up in the skies. The second layer hosts images and bodies very much of the earth. So is there a heaven?
Hiccup #1 (Toronto) - 200030 day public performance/intervention7-channel video installation: 15 minutes each, silentCommissioned by Public for the exhibition Being on Time at Central Tech. Toronto, 2000Video credit: Marc PiccinatoThis 7-channel video entitled Hiccup is based on a 30 day performance that took place daily… ⊕
In the form of a visual & written poetic letter, Hoa is dedicated to my bà nội, from me, a Vietnamese grandchild. In Vietnamese, “hoa” means flower. It also is the first name of the filmmaker's bà nội (paternal grandmother). Before developing her memory disorders, the director's… ⊕
2017, 03:30 minutes, Black & White
tapecode 903.15
In this non-narrative short film, shot on 16mm and voiced entirely in questions from a young girl, the filmmaker weds footage of her daughters playing in an abandoned quarry with the inexhaustible curiosity of a child. The youngest daughter’s questions address a vast range of knowledge, moving, as she and her sister… ⊕
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… ⊕