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)
2025, 46:00 minutes, colour
tapecode 626.38
In this powerful documentary, Jewish activists, elders, and community members share deeply personal testimonies about their heritage, Zionist upbringing, and awakening to Palestinian suffering. Facing fear, shame, and accusations of betrayal, they choose to act, declaring that the pledge of “Never Again” cannot… ⊕
Justice (After Margaret Dragu) was first curated by the 7a-11d International Festival of Performance Art, Toronto in 2016. This video is documentation from that live performance. Justice is an homage not only to those of us who seek freedom from arcane systems of abusive power, but also to artist Margaret Dragu and her… ⊕
Opals metal gravy weaves dream narration with images of animals to explore queer kinship across distance and time. Moving across distance, time, and species, dreams become a way of transmitting love, connection, and knowledge between worlds.
2021, 10:30 minutes, colour
tapecode 2070.01
With a finger to her lips… follows the emergence of a witch's hands at the Greenhill Mine Complex, an abandoned coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, in Treaty 7 Territory. Shifting between human and more-than-human gestures, the hands become sensual, playful, and uncanny. Set against ongoing debates over coal… ⊕
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… ⊕