Vincenzo Mistretta is a filmmaker and visual artist who works in Film, Video and Painting. In his paintings he explores the tradition of Arte Povera and Abstract Expressionism influenced by artists like Merz and Rauschenburg. His pictorial interests lie in exposing history by revealing the structural elements and the process of the work. His films deal with the hand manipulation of the celluloid remnant of the early avant-garde materialist and structuralist movements. He also experiments with a hybrid narrative form and documentary. The themes in his work spread from cultural identity, political activism, and using film language as a way to challenge the concept of the narrative. His interests in political activism has led him to produce a series of Documentary video's on the Women in Black peace network in Buffalo and NYC. In 2006 he was awarded a fellowship from the Fulbright Foundation to continue his research and documentation of the Women in Black peace network in Rome, Italy.
He has received grants from The Vinciguerra Filmmaking Grant, The Niagara Council for the Arts, NY, The Erie County Arts Council, NY, and others. He has screened and exhibited his work internationally including Open Video Projects in Rome, Italy, Netwerk / Center for Contemporary Art , Brussels, Belgium, O'Curt Film Festival in Naples, Italy, The New York International Film Festival, New York City, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, and others.