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If you're a film or camera buff and are looking for a throwback—we're talking early 2000s here—then you're going to want to head to Bushwick this Sunday, April 27 for a one-of-a-kind festival called the NYC Tape Fair, an event that's "dedicated to the revival of physical media in the form of all things VHS, cassettes and the restoration of rare and unique material."
If you haven't noticed, camcorders and other forms of early recording devices are making a huge comeback, in part, we think, because of the nostalgia that the products evoke. An old-school video store even opened in Williamsburg earlier this month!
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The NYC Tape Fair will take place at Selva, a record store and cafe/bar in Bushwick, from noon until 6pm. Multiple vendors will be displaying and selling rare, vintage and new tapes throughout the space, including vendor Found Footage Festival, one of the most prestigious collectors of rare "found footage."
One of the co-founders of the Tape Festival, Anthony Morton, tells Time Out that the event was born out of a desire to offer a highly curated selection of VHS tapes and cassettes to the public, since, most of the time, the items tend to be stuff that people find laying around in antique stores or family homes.
Part of the resurgence of this form of media, Morton says, involves folks' craving to own tangible objects.
"It's nice for people to own physical media," he says.
You'll find more than a dozen vendors offering everything from obscure home videos to vintage tapes of Madonna concerts and music collections. Morton suggests looking out for the real niche stuff—for example, a VHS tape created by a regional motor sports dealer. There will also be some old TVs playing odd and interesting footage.
In addition to it all, attendees will get a chance to check out Selva, a space that hosts lots of creative events and deserves a visit in its own right.
Here is a list of some of the vendors who will be at the fair: