Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy, a much-loved Australian song about a man in prison writing home to his brother at Christmas time, is to be adapted into a film.
It remains to be seen if the film will be released on the 21st of December, the date mentioned in the song’s opening lyrics and informally celebrated in Australia as Gravy Day.
“This song holds a special place in our hearts.
Variety reported on Thursday that Warner Bros Australia, with Speech and Drama Pictures – run by Australian musician Megan Washington and screenwriter and director Nick Waterman – has acquired the exclusive international film rights to the song.