Michele Civetta is an Italian film director and multi-media artist and founder of Quintessence Films.
Civetta and his company, Quintessence Films commissioned and produced a series of 42-second short films based on Dreams for 42 Below Vodka/ Bacardi. Some of the filmmakers involved include David Lynch, Kenneth Anger, Gaspar Noe, Sergei Bodrov, Larry Clark, Harmony Korine and Mike Figgis.
On April 3, 2020, Civetta’s feature film Agony was released via Gravitas ventures. A psychological thriller starring Asia Argento, Rade Serbedzija, Ninetto Davoli, Monica Guerritire and Franco Nero.
Civetta and Asia were married in 2008. They lived in Rome with their son, Nicola Civetta. They divorced in 2013.