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Flavio Alves

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Flavio Alves is a Brazilian film writer, director, and producer. He was granted political asylum in the United States in 1998 with the help of the Immigrants and Refugee Rights Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law. Shortly thereafter, he attended Columbia University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Political Science. After graduating, Alves worked as an assistant to then-New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and to then-New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (D-NY).

In 2007, Flavio returned to school to study film production at New York University, where he received the Technisphere Award for Outstanding Achievement. Since then he has directed several films, including The Secret Friend (2010) and Tom in America (2014). His debut film, The Garden Left Behind (2019), premiered at SXSW, where it won the Audience Award. The Garden Left Behind is an IFP Narrative Lab project and has recently received the support from GLAAD, NALIP, Trans Filmmakers Project, and PFLAG. Flavio is the recipient of grants from numerous organizations, including the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and Jerome Foundation.

In 2016, Alves pioneered the use of eBay as a crowdfunding platform by selling thousands of donated items online to help to finance his film. In 2018, Flavio was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center to the Artist Academy fellowship, which is a program designed to support the next generation of filmmakers from a variety of backgrounds as they develop their careers. He is also a fellow with the Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative directing program. Flavio Alves is the founder of Queens Pictures LLC, a New York-based film production company..
BornNovember 30, 1969
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Still of Flavio Alves and Shevaun Aysa Mizrahi at the New York Film Festival
Flavio Alves at Cleveland International Film Festival (2019)
Still of Wendy Callard-Booz and Flavio Alves in Tom in America
Roy Wol, Avril Speaks, and Flavio Alves at the world premiere of The Garden Left Behind at SXSW
Flavio Alves at Bentonville Film Festival, 2019
John Flynn, Flavio Alves, Roy Wol, and Marcelo Remizov at the screening of Tom in America at the 2014 Montreal World Film Festival.
Roy Wol and Flavio Alves at event of Tom in America (2015)
Flavio Alves at event of 39th Cleveland International Film Festival (2015)
Flavio Alves and Roy Gokay Wol at event of 39th Cleveland International Film Festival (2015)
Director Flavio Alves at the NYC premiere of Tom in America at the Cantor Film Center.
Q&A with Cast and Director of Tom in America at the NYC premiere at the Cantor Film Center.
Flavio Alves and Roy Wol at the Official Closing Night screening at the 2014 Rhode Island International Film Festival.

Known for

Carlie Guevara in The Garden Left Behind (2019)
The Garden Left Behind
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  • Producer
  • 2019
Tom in America (2014)
Tom in America
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  • Producer
  • 2014
The Secret Friend (2010)
The Secret Friend
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  • Producer
  • 2010
Joey Lauren Adams, Joseph Cross, and Jessica Szohr in Art Machine (2012)
Art Machine
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  • 2012

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Producer

  • Carlie Guevara in The Garden Left Behind (2019)
    The Garden Left Behind
  • Parivara (2016)
    Parivara
  • Tom in America (2014)
    Tom in America
  • Only Solomon Lee (2013)
    Only Solomon Lee
  • Joey Lauren Adams, Joseph Cross, and Jessica Szohr in Art Machine (2012)
    Art Machine
  • The Perfect Wedding (2012)
    The Perfect Wedding
  • Eve (2011)
    Eve
  • Odysseus' Gambit (2011)
    Odysseus' Gambit
  • Case Closed (2010)
    Case Closed
  • The Position (2010)
    The Position
  • The Secret Friend (2010)
    The Secret Friend
  • The Masterpiece (2010)
    The Masterpiece
  • The Empty Playground (2010)
    The Empty Playground
  • Human Being (2009)
    Human Being
  • We All Fall Down: The American Mortgage Crisis (2009)
    We All Fall Down: The American Mortgage Crisis

Director

  • Carlie Guevara in The Garden Left Behind (2019)
    The Garden Left Behind
  • Tom in America (2014)
    Tom in America
  • Angelo (2012)
    Angelo
  • The Secret Friend (2010)
    The Secret Friend
  • SuperPower (2009)
    SuperPower
  • Even in My Dreams (2008)
    Even in My Dreams

Writer

  • Carlie Guevara in The Garden Left Behind (2019)
    The Garden Left Behind
  • Tom in America (2014)
    Tom in America
  • Angelo (2012)
    Angelo
  • The Secret Friend (2010)
    The Secret Friend
  • SuperPower (2009)
    SuperPower
  • Even in My Dreams (2008)
    Even in My Dreams
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Trailer - THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND
Demo Reel 1:56
Trailer - THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND
Human Being
Full Movie 10:11
Human Being

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    • November 30, 1969
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Randall MartusisAugust 14, 2008 - 2015 (his death)
  • Toque de Silencio: Uma Historia de Homossexulaidade na Marinha do Brasil (Portuguese)
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

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    He worked as an assistant for then-New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY).
  • Quotes
    The Technisphere Award was the best thing to happen to me. Sometimes you need someone to tell you what you're doing is worth it.
    • Features elderly actors as the main characters: Tom in America (2014), The Secret Friend (2010) and Even in My Dreams (2008).

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