October 6, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BROKEN CLOUDS PREMIERES AT LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT THEATER

Momentum builds for film's inaugural showing to a West Coast audience as it joins another multiple award-winning film, the feature length How I Got Lost
LOS ANGELES The international award-winning short film, Broken Clouds", written and directed by Yuri Alves, will have its Los Angeles theatrical premiere at the Downtown Independent Theater on Monday, October 10, 2011, at 7pm. Yuri Alves, who lives in New Jersey, and several members of the Broken Clouds team will be present at the screening. The film will screen in advance of the feature film How I Got Lost, written and directed by Joe Leonard, who will also attend. How I Got Lost is screening all week, October 7-13, joined by other short films, as it seeks a prestigious Independent Spirit Award. Tickets are $10.00 and may be purchased at the box office or online here. Note: Comp tickets are available to media and industry representatives. To reserve your free ticket, to request images, press kit or other materials, contact: Igor M. Alves, producer: igor@dreamplaypro.com / (347) 460-7529.

Screening Info: Monday, October 10, 2011 7:00pm @ Downtown Independent Theatre (251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
"Broken Clouds" (22 min.) tells the story of a miraculous survivor seeking to restart life on a wretched 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, mostly on winter weekends. The cast features Vinicius Vieira, Klemen Novak, Candace Janee, David Nash and Ivo Canelas. Brazilian-born writer-director Yuri Alves says, I am excited to take Broken Clouds to a Los Angeles audience, especially at a beautiful venue like the Downtown Independent and to join with another amazing film, How I Got Lost. I hope the film will continue be embraced by film lovers worldwide. Broken Clouds won Best Short Film at the Avanca International Film Festival in Portugal and at the WILDSound Film Festival in Toronto. The latest wins join earlier awards for Best Non-European Dramatic Short at the prestigious CU - The European Independent Film Festival, and Best Experimental Film at the New Jersey International Film Festival. So far in 2011, the film has been named an official selection at thirteen (13) festivals worldwide.

Broken Clouds 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 he is convinced can restart life on this planet. His journey is challenged by a tense encounter with another lonely survivor, who tests his resolve and sanity, each increasingly fragile amid the backdrop of human extinction.

For trailer, bios, press kit, links and other materials, visit: www.brokencloudsmovie.com.

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About the Filmmaker Yuri Alves

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 Festivals Short Film Corner in 2008. Alves is the director of two episodes, A Armadilha and Mano a Mano of the Portuguese RTP prime-time television mini-series Tempo Final, which premieres October 2011. He is currently producing a documentary film and developing his major feature film debut. Yuri Alves is also the co-founder and Creative Director of DreamPlay Productions, a TV, film and multimedia company based in New Jersey. For more: www.yurialves.com

About DreamPlay Productions

DreamPlay, LLC is a TV / film, multimedia and digital marketing studio based in NJ and NYC: producers of engaging video and marketing content. 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 since its inception in 2008. Website: www.dreamplaypro.com Facebook: dreamplayproductions Twitter: dreamplaypro

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