2011/2022 Stars as Kalsom in the Netflix movie ‘Spilt Gravy on Rice.’
2016 Stars as Medical Examiner in ‘Interchange,’ directed by Dain Said.
2010 Directs short film ‘Creatures’ for HerStory, a collective short film project on women and sexuality in Malaysia. First all-female film festival in Malaysia.
2008 Bernice Chauly featured as the main character in a commercial for the new Nissan Sylphy, inspired by the ‘The Devil Wears Prada.’
2007 Stars in the movie ‘Waiting for Love,’ directed by James Lee.
2005/2006 Stars as Datin Aina in the movie ‘Gol & Gincu‘, directed by Bernard Chauly, and ‘Gol & Gincu‘ the TV series.
2004 Writes ’31 Candles’, all-woman play. Directed by the award-winning Zahim Albakri.
2003 Bernice Chauly as herself in the documentary ‘The Big Durian.’
1998/2000 Conceptualises, writes, narrates and photographs six-part documentary series ‘Semangat Insan – Masters of Tradition.’ Groundbreaking, award-winning documentary series on folk-art forms and ritualistic traditions of Malaysia.
1998 Writes play ‘3Lives’ performed at the 8th Asian Monodrama Festival Kuala Lumpur and at Actor’s Studio, KL. Directed by the late Krishen Jit. Receives critical acclaim.
1996 Writes and co-directs documentary ‘Bakun Or the Dam?’ Focuses on the plight of the native population in Sarawak, Borneo, on the building of the controversial Bakun Dam. Commissioned by Friends of the Earth.
1994 Writes and co-directs short film, ‘Child’s Play.’
Writes monologue ‘Interview With A Prostitute.’ Performed at the British Council, KL by noted actress Faridah Merican. Receives critical acclaim.
Bernice Chauly has worked extensively in theatre, film and tv – as actor, screenwriter, photographer, and director.
Spilt Gravy on Rice (2011/2022)
Bernice Chauly plays the role of Kalsom. Directed by Zahim Albakri. IMDB.
Spilt Gravy on Rice revolves around the central character of Bapak, an ageing journalist, who realises he doesn’t have much time left on Earth and so invites his five children to have dinner with him to discuss some unresolved family matters with them.
Bernice Chauly on her role as Kalsom (2011/2022)
Bernice Chauly on her role as Kalsom in the Netflix movie ‘Spilt Gravy on Rice,’ for which she was nominated Best Actress at the 32 Malasysian Film Festival.
“Kalsom is a playwright and an art activist who is involved in theatre, and is trying to make her own film. She is committed to women’s issues, and her works attempt to explore feminism. Yet, a dilemma arises in the film which makes us question Kalsom’s grasp of the issues she explores in her film, and to wonder if she herself is caught in suspicion and confusion.”
Creatures (2010)
A part of HerStory, Malaysia’s first all-female film festival. Creatures is a collective short film project on women and sexuality in Malaysia. A young woman yearns for her lover through a journey of prose and metaphor, and explores how the Greek notions of love still apply today.
Directed and narrated by Bernice Chauly.
Written by Nadira Ilana
Art by Fairuz Sulaiman
Music by Flica
Funded by Friedrich Naumann Stiftung
The New Nissan Sylphy (2008 commercial)
Bernice Chauly featured as the main character in a commercial for the new Nissan Sylphy, inspired by the ‘The Devil Wears Prada.’
Waiting for Love (2007)
Directed by James Lee. Bernice Chauly stars as Bernice. IMDB.
Three scenes about three couples with each portraying maybe the turning point of their relationship.
“Second scene, Pete & Bernice are a couple who had been together almost ten years. They’re not married because he doesn’t believe in marriage. While she tags along, one day she might realizes this may not be the man she wants to end up with.“
12th Pusan International Film Festival
14th Vancouver International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
18th Black Movie Feb 01-10 2008
21th Singapore International Film Festival
10th Barcelona Asian Film Festival
The Big Durian (2003)
Bernice Chauly as herself in the documentary ‘The Big Durian,’ directed by Amir Muhammad.
Official selection Sundance film festival 2004. IMDB.
“On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier ran amok with an M16 in the area of Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. Due to the thorny circumstances of the time and place, his amok triggered a citywide panic and rumours of racial riots. Why did he do it? Why were Malaysians so jittery at the time? And what happened next? “The Big Durian” speaks to 23 Malaysians (some real, some fictional) to find out.“
Semangat Insan (Masters of Tradition) — Bangsawan: Bintang Timur, Star of the East (1998/2000)
This award winning 6-part documentary series was shot between 1998-2000 and features 6 masters who work in the Malaysian folk forms of Main Pateri, Makyong, Manora, Mak Yong, Chinese Opera and Bangsawan. The series was conceptualised, written, photographed and narrated by Bernice Chauly and directed by Bernard Chauly and Ho Yuhang.
This episode features Choy Yin Heong, legendary prima donna of Cantonese Chinese Opera, and her troupe.
Semangat Insan (Masters of Tradition) — Chinese Opera: Daughter of Heaven (1998/2000)
This award winning 6-part documentary series was shot between 1998-2000 and features 6 masters who work in the Malaysian folk forms of Main Pateri, Makyong, Manora, Mak Yong, Chinese Opera and Bangsawan. The series was conceptualised, written, photographed and narrated by Bernice Chauly and directed by Bernard Chauly and Ho Yuhang.
This episode features Rahman B, iconic star of Bangsawan, or Malay opera.
Semangat Insan (Masters of Tradition) — Menora: Flights of Grace (1998/2000)
This award winning 6-part documentary series was shot between 1998-2000 and features 6 masters who work in the Malaysian folk forms of Main Pateri, Makyong, Manora, Mak Yong, Chinese Opera and Bangsawan. The series was conceptualised, written, photographed and narrated by Bernice Chauly and directed by Bernard Chauly and Ho Yuhang.
This episode features the enigmatic Eh Chom, the most reknowned Menora performer of his generation.
Semangat Insan (Masters of Tradition) — Wayang Kulit: Feast of the Shadow Spirits (1998/2000)
This award winning 6-part documentary series was shot between 1998-2000 and features 6 masters who work in the Malaysian folk forms of Main Pateri, Makyong, Manora, Mak Yong, Chinese Opera and Bangsawan. The series was conceptualised, written, photographed and narrated by Bernice Chauly and directed by Bernard Chauly and Ho Yuhang.
This episode features Pak Dollah, master Tok Dalang and storyteller, a legendary puppet master.
Creatures (2010)
A part of the HerStory film project, Creatures tells the story of a young woman who yearns for her lover through a journey of prose and metaphor, and explores how the Greek notions of love still apply today.
Directed and narrated by Bernice Chauly
Written by Nadira Ilana
Music by Flica
Visuals by Fairuz Sulaiman
Funded by Friedrich Naumann Stiftung
Semangat Insan (Masters of Tradition) — Makyong: Pageant of the Ancients (1998/2000)
This award winning 6-part documentary series was shot between 1998-2000 and features 6 masters who work in the Malaysian folk forms of Main Pateri, Makyong, Manora, Mak Yong, Chinese Opera and Bangsawan. The series was conceptualised, written, photographed and narrated by Bernice Chauly and directed by Bernard Chauly and Ho Yuhang.
This episode features Mak Su Ti and the legendary makyong performer, Cik Ning.
Semangat Insan (Masters of Tradition) — Main Pateri: Dance of the Inner Winds (1998/2000)
This award winning 6-part documentary series was shot between 1998-2000 and features 6 masters who work in the Malaysian folk forms of Main Pateri, Makyong, Manora, Mak Yong, Chinese Opera and Bangsawan. The series was conceptualised, written, photographed and narrated by Bernice Chauly and directed by Bernard Chauly and Ho Yuhang.
This episode features Pak Yusuf, a shaman of the ancient art of Main Pateri.