Bernice Chauly has been nominated as Best Actress at the 32 Malasysian Film Festival, for her part in ‘Spilt Gravy on Rice’ in the role of playwright and art activist Kalsom. ‘Spilt Gravy’ was nominated for several other categories including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Narrative and Leading Actor amongst others.
“‘Spilt Gravy on Rice‘ revolves around the central character of Bapak, an ageing, polygamous, British-educated, Malay, retired journalist, patriarch, 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, including who will inherit his house, their childhood home, an old decaying mansion, set in an acre of lush garden in the centre of the rapidly developing capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.”
“Kalsom (Bernice Chauly) is 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.”