Filmmaker's Bio

Michael P. Britto is a film & video renegade who creates his work by any means necessary.

In 1999 Britto graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Communications Film/Video, Cum Laude from the City College in New York. Britto's films range from narrative to a series of experimental videos. While Britto appreciates the aethstetic values of working in film, video is his medium of choice.

He joined the Children's Arts Carnival in Harlem teaching young adults in the basics of video production and editing during the Winter/Spring session of 2000-01. In 2002, Britto was selected by the New Museum of Contemporary Art to be an Artist-in-Residence for their "Visual Knowledge Program". Through this program Britto came up with a curriculum that dealt with race in the media. The semester's teachings culminated into a final video project produced by Britto and his students.

Michael P. Britto is a prolific creator. "Sidewalk Messiah" an experimental video piece on street artist James De La Vega, was featured in Season 5 of Reel NY on WNET Channel 13. Britto's experimental piece "I Dream't I Was Hard" premiered at "The Artist View" at The Rush Arts Gallery in NYC;"Niggafied", an early video work, was screened at a New York University media lecture; and The NY International Latino Film Festival to name a few venues.

A retrospective of his work, "Brittofied!" was shown at "Imagenation" film festival. Britto's images where projected onto a brick wall beside street artist De La Vega's paintings in Spanish Harlem, approximately 500 patrons and press members attended the grassroots art exhibit.

In April 2004 Britto's work, "Niggafied" was included in the Studio Museum of Harlem's "Veni Vidi Video II" exhibition, which concludes July 4th 2004.

He is a winner of the Rutgers University Super 8mm Film Festival in 1994. Britto was accepted into the Film/Video Arts' Spring/Summer 2002 Artist Mentoring Program Project for his new documentary "Gimme Five: History of a Handshake". His advisor is Producer/Director Thomas Allen Harris an award winning filmmaker.

Currently Michael P. Britto is working with children and young adults as a media coordinator at the Boys Club of New York City and Downtown Community Television Center’s (DCTV) Pro-TV youth program.

Britto's goal is to use his art to give voice to marginalized communities and foster understanding in mainstream society.