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Broken Clouds
Written and directed by Yuri Alves
Completion date: January, 2011
Running time: 22 min.
Language: English (Portuguese, French subtitles)
Format: NTSC, DVD (Cinemascope 2.55:1)
Genre: Drama / Suspense, Experimental
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA
Tagline
Human evolution... just one long, drawn out
suicide?
Links
Official Page: www.brokencloudsmovie.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/brokenclouds
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dreamplaypro
IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt1782402/
Contacts
Igor M. Alves
DreamPlay Productions*
Tel: 1.347.460.7529
Email: igor@dreamplaypro.com
* Accepting review requests / Seeking distribution opportunities.
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2. Synopsis
In a not so distant future, plants refuse to grow, and life as we know it
ceases to exist. A forsaken survivor miraculously resists death, roaming
past the decaying corpses and vestiges of a bygone world.
Sustained by the memory of his lost lover, he embarks on a mission to
plant three seeds, which he is convinced have the power to restart life on
this planet. His journey is further challenged by a tense encounter with an-
other lonely survivor, who further tests his resolve and sanity.
Reviewer Quotes
“A true masterpiece” - The Observer Newspaper
“Immersive in its atmosphere” - Times Square Reviews
Production Credits
Writer-Director Yuri Alves
Producer Igor Alves, Yuri Alves
Executive Producer Igor Alves, Jon H. Miller
Associate Producer Virgil Dorjo, Miger Diaz
Director of Photography Yuri Alves
Editor Yuri Alves
Composer Rui Abrunheiro
Assistant Director Harold Jimenez
Production Coordinator Lelo Lourenzo
Production Assistant Bryan Caballero
Assistant Camera Lee Peterkin
Sound Design Carlos Abreu
Foley Artist Carlos Nascimento, Andre Almeida, Carlos Ferreira
Graphic Designer Peter Morris
Web Designer Klemen Novak
DreamPlay, LLC is a TV / film, multimedia and digital marketing studio based in NJ and NYC. Its team's
background includes filmmaking, video production, motion graphics, broadcast programming, strategic
partnerships, new media marketing, public relations, web development, music production, and 3D / animation.
DreamPlay has produced dozens of independent films, broadcast programming, commercials, music videos, live
events, and won multiple awards.
Website: www.dreamplaypro.com Facebook: dreamplayproductions Twitter: dreamplaypro
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3. Yuri Alves
Writer-Director
Yuri Alves is a writer and director of more than twelve films,
including a feature film at the age of twenty. He has directed
commercials and other projects for several production
companies in New York and overseas. He is credited with being
the first filmmaker to produce and exhibit a film about the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, screening “The Day the
World Changed” on September 18, 2001 to an audience of 2500.
Alves was born in Brazil to Portuguese parents and grew up in
Newark and surrounding areas in New Jersey. Alves graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Media Arts from
New Jersey City University. Alves's works have screened at multiple venues in New York City. He was a
semi-finalist in the Steven Spielberg-produced television show, ‘On the Lot’, and his “High Hopes” was
selected for the Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner in 2008. Alves is the director of two episodes, ‘A
Armadilha’ and ‘Mano a Mano’ of the Portuguese RTP primetime television mini-series Tempo Final, which
premiere in late April 2011. Alves is the co-founder and Creative Director of DreamPlay Productions, a TV /
multimedia and video production company based in New Jersey.
Awards
2011 – New Jersey International Film Festival – Best Experimental Film, Broken Clouds
2008 – Wild Sound Toronto Film Festival – Best Cinematography, Chronicles of a Hitman
2007 – 24fps Film Festival – Most Promising Filmmaker, Chronicles of a Hitman
2007 – Black Maria Film Festival – 3rd Place, Flow
2006 – South Jersey United Film Festival – Best Short Film, Chronicles of a Hitman
2006 – Independent Film Festival of North Texas – Best Editing, Jersey Blues
2005 – New York International Film and Video Festival – Best Feature Director, Xavier
2005 – New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival – 1st Prize Overall, Beyond the Origins Within
2003 – Director’s View Film Festival – 3rd Place Overall, Until the End
2002 – New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival – 1st Prize Overall, The Day the World Changed
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2550502/ Website: www.yurialves.com
Filmography
Feature Films
Ironbound (scheduled 2012) Writer / Director Stopline Films
Xavier (2005) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
Short Films
Broken Clouds (2011) Writer / Director / Editor DreamPlay Productions
Brick City (2009) Director / Editor / Cinematographer DreamPlay Productions
High Hopes (2008) Writer / Director / Editor DreamPlay Productions
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4. Filmography (cont.)
Making of Purgatório 20:13 (2008) Director / Editor / Cameraman MGN Filmes
Evergreen (2007) Director / Editor / Cinematographer DreamPlay Productions
Chronicles of a Hitman (2006) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
Jersey Blues (2005) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
Flow (2005) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
Beyond the Origins Within (2004) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
The Hitman (2003) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
Until the End (2002) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
The Day the World Changed (2001) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
Fatal Reaction (2001) Director / Editor / Cinematographer Homemade Productions
Television
Tempo Final: “A Armadilha” (2011) Director Stopline Films
Tempo Final: “Mano a Mano” (2011) Director Stopline Films
Igor M. Alves
Producer
Igor M. Alves is an entrepreneur, business and marketing strategist,
writer and producer. Alves is the co-founder / CEO of DreamPlay
Productions, a TV / multimedia and film production company based in New
Jersey. He has produced dozens of commercial projects, and six
independent films. Alves is also Director of Operations + Marketing at
24horas Newspaper, based in Newark, NJ. He recently served as Media
and Partnership Specialist for the 2010 Census in New York, where he
accumulated $4 million+ in earned media and in-kind value from
thousands of media oulets, officials, businesses and service organizations.
Previously, as Marketing Director at Status Promotions and Marketing, he
managed multicultural marketing campaigns for corporate brands.
During a decade, Alves served as a regional board member at the American Red Cross, for which he
founded the Rutgers Red Cross Corps, and volunteered with the National Youth Council. He is a past
president of the NJ SEEDS Alumni Council, where he also taught for 2 summers. He is fluent in English,
Portuguese, Spanish and proficient in French. Igor earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a
Master's degree in Global Affairs and Economics with high honors from Rutgers University, and has been
published in academic journals.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2548806/ Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/imalves
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5. Rui Abrunheiro
Composer
Rui Abrunheiro is a music composer, producer and guitarist. He was
born in Coimbra, Portugal and migrated to the U.S. at the age of nine. His
love for the guitar and music were instilled in him at an early age, ever
since his father and sang and played him guitar. During his teens, guitar
lessons morphed into forming a band by the age of sixteen. Abrunheiro
expanded into music writing when he formed an acoustic duo called
CBMOE (condemned by my own existence). Abrunheiro has produced
instrumental compositions in a wide variety of styles, ranging from hard
rock to acoustic to industrial. His works are defined by their emotional
intimacy and ever-probing character, as Abrunheiro continues to build
upon his unique musical philosophy. In 2010, Rui formed his latest band, At a Distance, and composed the
original soundtrack to the short film Broken Clouds. Rui lives in Newark, NJ.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4194301/
Vinicius Vieira
Actor
Vinicius Vieira is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is a judgmental, self
loathing, egocentric actor; or if he may say so, a revolutionary artist who moved
to a small town of Dorset, England to develop his eloquent English before
settling in the empire city. Martyr by choice, Vieira challenges every enterprise
bestowed to him, searching for his sanity, hungry for accessing our ways of
existing. He will continue to refuse all that is spiritless and embrace art through
passion.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3692273/
Klemen Novak
Actor
Klemen Novak, originally from Slovenia, moved to New York to study at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts and became a member of the 2007-08
Academy Company. Theatre credits include Judge Brack in 'Hedda Gabler', Will
Masters in 'Bus Stop', Duke Senior/Frederick in 'As You Like It' and
Macduff/Duncan in a tour of Macbeth with the acclaimed Hudson Valley
Shakespeare Company. Film and TV credits include a speaking role on 'Bored
to Death', the HBO series, 'All That Glitters', a microbudget feature he also co-
produced, 'Overload' and 'Paradise' as more than 20 short films such as 'Private
Moments' by Curro Sanchez and 'Welcome' by Maja Milanovic. In 2010, his
feature and short films screened at more than 20 international film festivals.
Recently in Paris, Klemen coproduced and starred in Les Enfants du Ciel, a
pilot for a TV series intended for the French market. Klemen is also a screenwriter and speaks fluent
English, German, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian and Spanish.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3337566/ Website: www.klemennovak.com
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6. Candace Janee
Actor
Candace Janee Roediger was raised in rural Northern California surrounded
by animals and her two younger siblings. Candace had ambitions to become a
veterinarian until a high school drama course steered her toward the arts. She
began taking on an active role in the local theater community, still supporting
herself by working at animal hospitals and a horse stable. It wasn't until
watching Adrian Brody's acceptance speech for his Oscar in The Pianist that
Candace realized her passion was just as great. In 2005, Candace entered The
American Academy of Dramatic Arts and moved to New York. She graduated in
2007 and gained visibility in the off-off Broadway world through her portrayals of
the imprisoned and abused pregnant Lily in The Godling (2008) and Linda Kasabian in Mason the Musical
(2009). She transitioned to indie films with lead roles in War is A Bitch (2008), I Hate Chess (2010) and
Broken Clouds (2011). Candace is finishing her first feature film role in Melancholia, to be released in 2012.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3600875/
Ivo Canelas
Actor
Ivo Canelas is a Portuguese actor who has been working for the past
15 years in film, theatre and television, in Portugal, Spain, Brasil and the
U.S.A. He has acting credits in more than 45 projects, and is arguably
the leading Portuguese actor of his generation. His most well-known
leading roles include Zona J (1998) Alice (2005), Um Tiro no Escuro
(2005), Call Girl (2007), The Mystery of Sintra (2007), The Art of Stealing
(2008) and the TV series Liberade 21 (2008-10). He won the Portuguese
Golden Globe award for best performing actor twice, and has earned several other awards and
nominations. In 2011, Ivo has lead roles in the film Conexão and the TV series Tempo Final.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0133852/
David Nash
Actor
David Nash is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and was a
member of the '09 Academy Company. His films include The Party and Green Man as
well as the mock-umentary FROLF, and the short film Good-Looking People. He also
performed in the 2009-10 production of The Winter's Tale with the Hudson
Shakespeare company and the 2010 production of Hamlet at the Hudson Guild
Theatre in New York.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3317705/
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7. Latest News Updates:
http://www.brokencloudsmovie.com/news
“BROKEN CLOUDS” BY YURI ALVES COMPETING
IN “SUNDANCE OF EUROPE”
Bold film wins Best Experimental Film at New Jersey International Film Festival and is now in
competition at prestigious ÉCU – European Independent Film Festival in Paris
PARIS, FRANCE – From Friday, April 1st to Sunday, April 3rd, 2011, Broken Clouds, by Yuri Alves, will
participate at the ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival, which will project 78 films from 25
countries. Broken Clouds will screen at the cinema Christine on Sunday April 3, 2:10pm – tickets available
at: http://ecu.slated.com/2011/films/brokenclouds_tba_ecu2011.
Broken Clouds, directed by Yuri Alves and produced by DreamPlay Productions, tells the story of a miraculous
survivor seeking to restart life on the planet after the loss of his soulmate. The film was shot in Newark, NJ and
in surrounding towns, as well as Brooklyn, NY over a period of 18 months. The cast features Vinicius Vieira,
Klemen Novak, Candace Janee, David Nash and Ivo Canelas. Alves, along with some of the producers and cast
will attend the festival.
In February 2011, Broken Clouds won Best Experimental Film at the New Jersey International Film Festival,
which selected 33 films from over 300 entries. And recently, Broken Clouds was featured in an exclusive sneak
preview screening that drew over 550 attendees in Newark, NJ.
Writer-director Yuri Alves, 27, was born in Brazil to Portuguese parents and grew up in Newark and surrounding
areas. Alves says the film is “a highly personal expression of a dark spiritual and artistic phase for me. The film’s
production actually paralleled the journey of the main character, and in particular, his search for catharsis in the
face of existential fear.”
It is competing in the Short Dramatic Film category with 6 other films from around the world. This year’s ÉCU
will screen 78 films in 12 categories including features, short films, documentaries, animation, student
experimental and more, which will be competing for 20 awards. Alves, along with members of the production and
cast, will attend the festival in representation of Broken Clouds.
ÉCU is considered by many critics and industry insiders to be the “Sundance of Europe” because it has
delivered on its mantra to “discover, project and promote” vibrant independent cinema. Festival President and
Academy Award winning filmmaker, Scott Hillier says: “The 2011 ‘Official Selection’ is full of innovative, intelligent
and entertaining cinematic gems. We are proud to support these talented individuals and assist in help taking
their careers to another level.”
Most recently, Alves directed ‘A Armadilha’ and ‘Mano a Mano’, two episodes from the Portuguese primetime
television mini-series Tempo Final, set to premiere in late April 2011. Yuri Alves is also the co-founder and
Creative Director of DreamPlay Productions, a TV, film and multimedia company.
For more, visit: www.brokencloudsmovie.com.
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