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Tulpa: The Tempest
Synopsis
Alone in the middle of the ocean, Alfredo creates a Tulpa, a magical being manifested by his mind, to help him escape his island and a past enslaved by his family.
But the mind of the creator and his creation, still connected, cause fragments of Alfredo’s troubled life to resurface.
In a stream of consciousness, the short film explores Alfredo’s cruel and lonely past filled with mysticism in a syncretism of Buddhist, Kabbalistic and Yoruba traditions.
A reflection on self-sabotage and how we deal with life’s inevitable storms.
Trivia
- When it came time to shoot the final scene at dawn on the beach, the crew was surprised by torrential rain. But at the last moment, the sun came out and allowed the scene to still be filmed.
- All the special effects were done by the Braig Brothers. Most of the things Tales learned on the spot.
- The boat fights were filmed in three different locations.
Stills, Making of and more
Stills
Under construction… More to come soon.
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Credits
| Directors | Aiky Braig Tales Braig |
| Script | Tales Braig Aiky Braig |
| Executive producer | Ana Valéria Matias Braig |
| Original Soundtrack | Tales Braig |
| DoP | Aiky Braig |
| Production design and cenography | Aiky Braig Ana Valéria Matias Braig |
| Cast | Tales Braig Ana Alice Flores Uarley Lisboa Rodrigo Granato Rafaele Caetano |
| Sound | Ana Valéria Matias Braig Gabriel Reis Rafaele Caetano |
| Makeup and costume design | Ana Valéria Matias Braig |
| CGI | Tales Braig |
| Editing, color and compositing | Aiky Braig |
Tulpa Tales: The Island
Synopsis
A young man wakes up without any memories with the sole information that he is to perform specific daily tasks. However, he soon finds out that he isn’t alone on the island…
A story about self-sabotage and loneliness with elements of horror, Tibetan Buddhist mythology and lots of symbolism.
A success story
Tulpa Tales: The Island won great recognition in the form of international awards and nominations at festivals and exhibitions. Its psychological approach moved many viewers, including famous filmmakers such as Rogério Sagui, Déo Cardoso and Silvio Tendler.
The Braig Brothers made headlines in their region and were even interviewed about the film on statal television channel TVE Bahia. Check it out below.
It was also selected as one of 33 films out of more than 1600 submitted to the 2022 Mostra Sesc Bahia.
That same year it was shown at the Prowinzkino cinema in Simmern, Germany.
Trivia
- The main cast is made up of just one person: Tales Braig.
- Aiky developed a special technique to perform the character multiplications by programming his gimble to create this effect even with camera movement.
- The movie’s soundtrack carries deep meanings in its composition.
- There was one person who approached the Braig Brothers saying that he had seen the movie 15 times.
- The brothers’ father took on the role of a body double in some scenes and then, when it the time came to watch the movie, he got confused and didn’t recognize himself, thinking that there were actually two Tales Braigs.
- Tales Braig himself became convinced that the characters were separate people when he watched the final film, remembering the shooting of some perspectives more than others.
- The duplications were highly stressful because they required quick costume and make-up changes.
- The colors and costumes have deep layers of meaning that you often only realize by watching the film more than once.
- For the the hammer strike, Tales mimicked the impact in the air so well that his elbow hurt as if he had actually hit something.
- To create the rays of light entering the shed, the only way to get strong enough lighting was to divert the sun with mirrors to the windows. The only problem: one of the helpers holding the mirrors got sick from the heat and fainted!
- Aiky and Tales were only 19 and 23 years old during the film’s production and the release took place the day before Aiky Braig’s 20th birthday.
- The movie has subtitles in German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, English, Spanish, French and Italian.
Trailer, Stills, Making of and more
Trailer
Stills
Making of
Images
Videos
The best summary of the audacity of this project.
The entire technical team, director and cast seizing the rainy day.
Shed, light and lots of smoke.
And from the outside, the origin of light…
The body double who afterwards forgot it was him when he was watching the movie.
Stress on the set before the strike, the biggest technical challenge.
It’s the result that counts.
Pretending to be unconscious in the midst of mosquitoes and horseflies was interesting…
Run! You have to run!
Explaining the soundtrack
A series of reels available on YouTube and Instagram.
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Credits
| Director | Aiky Braig |
| Writer | Tales Braig |
| Executive producer | Ana Valéria Matias Braig |
| Original soundtrack | Tales Braig |
| Cinematography | Aiky Braig |
| Art direction and set design | Aiky Braig |
| Main Cast | Tales Braig |
| Sound | Tales Braig Urban (Dodô Xuxu) Ana Valéria Matias Braig Daniel Leal |
| Costume design and make-up | Ana Valéria Matias Braig |
Tulpa Tales: The Harbour
Series concept in development. A continuation of the story of Tulpa Tales: The Island and Tulpa Tales: The Tempest, but without requiring the audience to have watched either before. It will deal with Alfredo’s journey and his difficulties in the city, his anguish, social anxiety and, of course, many new Tulpas. 😉