 Xavier (2004) was Yuri Alves 1st feature film debut, he made it with  the help of family and friends. Yuri used a friends studio and  would edit overnight before the studio opened in the morning. Yuri  was a second year undergraduate at NJCU. Demis Tambo who plays  Xavier and director Yuri Alves are childhood friends. Igor Alves and  Yuri Alves are brothers.