{"id":9650,"date":"2026-01-14T06:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/?post_type=work&#038;p=9650"},"modified":"2026-01-14T06:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:45:21","slug":"the-duel","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/work\/julies\/the-duel","title":{"rendered":"The Duel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-Z2m63BP wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ever experienced that love-hate relationship with your relatives, especially during festive gatherings? Many of us know the feeling well. Julie\u2019s aims to challenge this dynamic with their Deepavali short film. Titled \u201cThe Duel\u201d, the film opens hearts and minds to a fresh perspective, exploring the complexities of family relationships that surface during festive conversations and inviting us to rethink how we perceive these interactions.<br \/><br \/>Set against the backdrop of a bustling and vibrant Deepavali open house, the story captures a typical Malaysian festive celebration where multiple generations come together to reconnect and celebrate. This story follows two main characters: an outspoken aunt and a young woman navigating adulthood, with conversation and thoughts circling around stereotypical tension-inducing topics like marriage, appearance and lifestyle choices. Through playful and sharp storytelling, their verbal sparring is framed as a cowboy-style duel, echoing the cinematic standoff of a cowboy showdown. Each remark becomes a shot fired, revealing the clash of perspectives between generations.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-video-Z27Y9KC wp-block-lazyblock-video\"><section class=\"fullwidth\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 \" data-component=\"video\">\r\n      <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1153963036?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=6cbef1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;h=71bcf2057f\" class=\"lazyload\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"><\/iframe>          <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-2lpXrn wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Just as the tension threatens to escalate, the grandmother enters the scene with her own set of probing questions directed at them. Seeing through a different lens, what seemed confrontational to both the aunt and niece transforms into recognition that beneath every probing question or comment lies an earnest desire to connect, an imperfect but genuine expression of love.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-two-column-images-1KedgV wp-block-lazyblock-two-column-images\"><section class=\"fullwidth\">\n  <div class=\"container container--spaced-sm\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n      \n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n        <div class=\"grid-item grid-item--square\">\n\n          <picture>\n            <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-image-02.jpg 768w\">\n            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-image-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid grid-item-img\">\n          <\/picture>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n        <div class=\"grid-item grid-item--square\">\n\n          <picture>\n            <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-image-03.jpg 768w\">\n            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-image-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid grid-item-img\">\n          <\/picture>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-Z261R04 wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe are excited to present our first Deepavali short film, a thought-provoking project that speaks directly to the heart of what family means to us. Festive seasons often stir up family tensions from the past yet remind us that family can also unite us. The Duel explores these conflicting dynamics as opportunities to create deeper understanding. Our hope is that this short film will spark reflection and encourage viewers to see family interactions through kinder lenses and to embrace the different ways love is expressed across generations,\u201d said Tzy Horng Sai, Director of Julie\u2019s Biscuits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Kevin Poh the Executive Creative Director, said: \u201cWe wanted to tell a simple yet relatable story that most Malaysian Indians experience during their Deepavali house visits, where unspoken judgements from relatives surface. To bring these \u2018silent\u2019 judgements to life, we employed the metaphor of the good ol\u2019 Western TV shoot-out to capture good festive fun, and to show how these old-fashioned and insensitive comments often stem from love and concern. The Duel hopes to remind us that we\u2019re all still connected through tradition and love, even when we least expect it.\u201d<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-quote-full-width-Z2d6KKI wp-block-lazyblock-quote-full-width\">  <section class=\"fullwidth fullwidth--top-lg text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n\n      <blockquote class=\"blockquote\">\n        Our hope is that this short film will spark reflection and encourage viewers to see family interactions through kinder lenses and to embrace the different ways love is expressed across generations \n        <cite>Tzy Horng Sai, Director of Julie\u2019s Biscuits<\/cite>      <\/blockquote>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":77,"template":"","class_list":["post-9650","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"capability_ids":["988"],"client_id":"9658","hero_video":"","hero_image":{"ID":9656,"id":9656,"title":"Website banner","filename":"Website-banner.jpg","filesize":312636,"url":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/work\/julies\/the-duel\/attachment\/website-banner","alt":"","author":"77","description":"","caption":"","name":"website-banner","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":9650,"date":"2026-01-13 13:15:22","modified":"2026-01-13 13:15:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":720,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-300x113.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":113,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-768x288.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":240,"large":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-1024x384.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":240,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-1536x576.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":576,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":720,"Header":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner.jpg","Header-width":1920,"Header-height":720,"Wide":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner.jpg","Wide-width":1920,"Wide-height":720,"Square":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-768x720.jpg","Square-width":768,"Square-height":720,"Tall":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-307x615.jpg","Tall-width":307,"Tall-height":615,"Mobile":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-768x720.jpg","Mobile-width":768,"Mobile-height":720,"Facebook":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-1200x630.jpg","Facebook-width":1200,"Facebook-height":630,"Grid-Item-Square":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-768x720.jpg","Grid-Item-Square-width":768,"Grid-Item-Square-height":720,"Grid-Item-Wide":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-768x384.jpg","Grid-Item-Wide-width":768,"Grid-Item-Wide-height":384,"Grid-Item-Tall":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-banner-307x615.jpg","Grid-Item-Tall-width":307,"Grid-Item-Tall-height":615}},"meta-title":"","meta-description":"","social-media-image":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Social-media-image.jpg","relateditems":false,"related_content_title":"You may also like","hide_related_items":[],"visible_on_home_page":["1"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work\/9650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/work"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}