Yuri Alves

Yuri Alves is a self-taught, award-winning filmmaker, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Portuguese parents. Raised in Newark, New Jersey, Yuri grew up fascinated by cinema; in high school Alves began creating narrative and documentary films including the "world's first" 9/11 documentary. Alves has gone on to write and direct television, commercials, and short films in the USA and Europe. Yuri Alves directed two primetime dramatic series, starring actor Diogo Morgado (The Bible), "Tempo Final" (2010) and "Filha da Lei" (2017), both to critical acclaim. Alves's short films have screened at prestigious festivals such as Raindance, HBO NY Latino Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, and at Lincoln Center and Tribeca Cinemas. Alves's most renowned shorts include, "Grind", "On the Cusp" and "Exit Road" which are all available on Amazon Prime. In 2018, Alves's feature screenplay "Ironbound" was a semi-finalist at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Alves earned a bachelor's degree in Media Arts from New Jersey City University.