The Greatest Duel of All Time

An intense stand off between two individuals to see who will win the ultimate prize.

  • Henry Roa Deluca
    Director
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  • Sarah Heewon Han
    Key Cast
  • Nick Alfieri
    Key Cast
    Correlation
  • Jeremy Santiago
    Camera
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  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 27, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    8 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FLICKFAIR ON-DEMAND FILM FESTIVAL

    United States
    December 1, 2021
    December 1, 2021 (On-Demand)
    Official Selection
  • Another Hole In The Head Film Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    December 15, 2019
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Henry Roa Deluca

Henry's passion for filmmaking began when he was 9 years old when his teacher brought in a video camera to allow students to perform improv skits. His passion for writing short stories allowed him the opportunity to adapt them on screen. Henry watched the behind-the-scenes featurette and documentaries of his favorite movies, thus inspiring him to become a filmmaker.

Henry studied filmmaking at San Francisco State University, and graduated with a BA in 2016. He is currently writing a sci-fi thriller novel in which he hopes to adapt to a film.

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Director Statement

Everywhere I go out in public, I notice many people always resolve a conflict using strong language and/or have physical confrontations with each other. I asked myself, "What if there was a simpler way to make decisions that don't have to deal with heavy conflict?" That was when I came up with writing "The Greatest Duel of All Time" to explore this question.

In the film, our characters face off against each other over an ultimate prize. We expect an ultimate showdown with high quality fight sequences, but I chose to take a different approach to the characters' dilemma where it not only involves suspense but with humor and later ending on a sweet note. It would have worked with dialogue, but in order to show the intensity it was decided that it all had to depend on the actors' emotion.

The inspiration for the conflict in the film was taken from my interactions working with children using restorative practices, teaching them the best ways to avoid arguments and physical confrontations. I was going to feature child actors, but after realizing 3 hours in the late afternoon before sunset to shoot the movie is not enough, I decided to shoot the film with adults who were able to accomplish the story I wanted to tell. It also made the story a little funnier with adults using childish games to resolve their conflict.

When people see this film, I hope they will come to realize there are simpler and perhaps fun ways to resolve a conflict without resorting to more difficult confrontations.