Guenny K. Pires is a Cape Verdean-American filmmaker and university professor with over three decades of experience in film and digital media. His work lies at the intersection of artistic creation, academic research, and critical thinking, focusing on issues of identity, historical memory, colonialism, and the African diaspora. He holds a degree in Anthropology/Sociology from the Lusófona University, a Master's degree in Audiovisual Arts and Communication from the University of Porto, and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film, Television, and Photography from Mount Saint Mary's University – Hollywood Studio Campus. He is currently pursuing a doctorate at Antioch University (USA), with research focused on Postcolonial Studies, cinema and memory, visual sovereignty, and representations in the African and Afro-diasporic context. His filmography, both documentary and fictional, has received international recognition and has been presented at festivals and in academic settings, standing out for its critical analysis of colonial narratives and its reflection on the power structures inscribed in cinematic language. He founded Txan Film Productions & Visual Arts, the DjârFogo International Film Festival (DIFF), and the Africa Film Lab, initiatives dedicated to the training, circulation, and development of African and diaspora cinema. He also develops the Manecon di Bordera AgroCine project, which articulates territory, cultural memory, and audiovisual narrative in Chã das Caldeiras, Cape Verde, integrating sustainable practices and artistic production. He is also the founder of CineRise Film School, a pan-Africanist-oriented project focused on critical and emancipatory training in the field of cinema. His pedagogical practice integrates film analysis, historical-theoretical framing, and interdisciplinary reflection, contributing to the consolidation of the Colonial and Post-Colonial Cinema curricular unit in Lusophone higher education.