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Guenny K. Pires

Los Angeles, CA

Film Director/Producer/Cinematographer

Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences  

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Title/Occupation:  Director 

Services Provided:  Film/Video Editing 

Gender: Male

Race: African-American/Black

Citizenship: U.S.

Languages Spoken: Portuguese, Spainish, English and Creole

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Guenny K. Pires, is from the Republic of Cape Verde, Western Africa and was born on the Island of Fogo. He obtained both his BA and Masters in Cinema & Visual Arts from the Universidade Lusofona y Porto in Portugal. Based in Los Angeles, California, US, Pires has traveled extensively over his 16 year filmmaking career, in pursuit of his vision to provide a means for understanding an often overlooked Creole people and their culture. Pires is the first multi-award winning filmmaker from Cape Verde and also the first to write, direct, and produce documentary films about Cape Verde. He is a multi award-winning Director dedicated to bringing the history and culture of his native Cape Verde to the world’s attention.