Kênia Freitas is a professor of Cinema and Audiovisual at UFS, holding a PhD in Communication and Culture from UFRJ. As an active researcher and critic, she has curated the Cinema do Dragão and several exhibitions and festivals. Her research and published works explore Afrofuturism, Black Cinema, and Film Criticism. Addionationally, she is a member of FICINE – Itinerant Black Cinema Forum.