AN ELEGANT MYSTERY SERIES
Clues and Alibis is a collection of short, clever cases set in Paris, early 1920s. No gore, no jump scares—just human nature, timing, and the pleasure of a fair reveal.
But beyond the mysteries, each story is designed to spark curiosity, challenge assumptions, and encourage both young people and adults to think differently — to see everyday problems through fresh, unexpected angles.
The idea. Short, self‑contained mysteries that reward attention. Each episode plants fair clues in plain sight and resolves with one elegant twist. The tone is warm and humane: suspense comes from wit, not cruelty.
Setting: cafés and ateliers, Haussmannian boulevards, trains and riverboats across Europe.
Method: everyday physics, timing, psychology; never obscure trivia.
Form: 3–8 minutes, rewatchable, one clean reveal.
Look & feel: Belle Époque elegance with contemporary clarity.
Pierre is eighteen, on the cusp of medical school, with a quiet confidence that unsettles the careless. He dresses like the city he adores: navy three‑piece suit, white shirt, wine‑red tie, a golden pocket‑ watch chain peeking from the waistcoat, and a navy flat cap that shades keen, dark‑brown eyes. His bearing is attentive and measured; he speaks softly, asks precisely, and listens as if sound itself were a map.
What makes Pierre different isn’t bravado—it’s focus. He collects rhythms: when a concierge empties an ashtray, how long rain takes to bead on a windowsill, where light falls at four o’clock in winter. He distrusts theatrics and prefers the patient geometry of cause and effect. People confide in him because he is courteous; culprits fear him because he is fair.
His cases turn on small human oversights: a habit that doesn’t break under pressure, a tool used a shade too neatly, an alibi that depends on someone who never looks up. Pierre respects craft—of artists, cooks, porters, librarians—and it’s often craft that betrays deception.
Age: 18
Studies: preparing for medical school; fascinated by diagnostics and observation.
Signature look: navy cap and suit; pocket watch; white handkerchief.
Strengths: timing, pattern spotting, courtesy as strategy.
Allies: bookshop owners, tram conductors, night‑porters, and the occasional inspector.
Guilherme Augusto Andrade—known as Gui Andrade—is a Rio de Janeiro–based creator, writer, and DJ. Trained as a journalist with an MBA in marketing, Gui has always gravitated to storytelling. He once began a book, in Portuguese, about everyday life while working as a rock DJ at a famed bar in Ipanema. It remains unpublished—for now—but the practice of sculpting scenes from ordinary moments never left him.
From ages nine to twelve Gui lived in England, an experience that shaped his taste and gave him fluent English. From 6 years old to 7 he watched Clue Club. The afternoons with his father meant Columbo, where the culprit is known and the pleasure is watching how the truth is proven. Later came Agatha Christie, Poirot, Miss Marple, Inspector Morse, Lewis, and Endeavour—an unbroken line of thoughtful mysteries focused on human nature rather than spectacle.
When AI tools made animated filmmaking achievable for solo creators, a light switched on: he could finally produce his own short animations. Gui embraces animation as a precise instrument for fantastic storytelling—the best way, he feels, to place an elegant idea on screen.
Today he builds Clues and Alibis alone—writing, designing, and assembling each episode with the aid of AI. His narrative is quite vast. One of the thing he likes to write about is small and exacting: intimate problems, domestic settings, and twists that feel inevitable in hindsight. That ethos is clear in episodes such as “The Secret of the Plaisir d'Or” and “The Fine Taste of Victory.”
Beyond the channel, Gui has been a DJ since 2007 and shares a home with a cockatiel named Dourado. He doesn’t take himself too seriously—perhaps his finest professional asset. Success, for now, means monetizing the YouTube channel to cover production costs while the audience grows.
Byline: Gui Andrade is a Brazilian creator and journalist crafting elegant, small‑scale mysteries for the animated screen.
Based: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Languages: Portuguese & English (lived in England for 3 years)
Education: Journalism (BA), Marketing (MBA)
Influences: Columbo; Agatha Christie; Poirot; Miss Marple; Inspector Morse; Lewis; Endeavour; Clue Club
Production: Solo creator using AI‑assisted animation
Goal: Monetize the channel to sustain production
Mostly stand‑alone with recurring faces and places. Watch in the order you like.
Compact 3–6 minutes—perfect for a coffee break.
There are some spicy episodes and cover things like death, murder, smuggling, etc. You'll be the judge.
On the official YouTube channel with premieres and live chat.