A short film due to be shown at The Cannes Film Festival will feature an actress from Dover.
 

Karol Steele, who hails from Dover was in Whitstable on Thursday shooting scenes for the movie short, Dawn, starring Keely Forsyth, formerly of Coronation Street, Casualty and Emmerdale, Edward Hogg, who was in the film Alfie with Jude Law, and Nick Barber who played Harry Green in The Midsommer Murders.

Dawn is a psychological drama exploring the bond of triplets which is broken at birth. Should the film prove to be a hit a full-length feature version will be commissioned next year.

Karol (front, centre) with the other dancers
 

Karol was filmed at a village hall disco dance in St Peter's Church Hall in Cromwell Road, Whitstable.

She said, "I spent the day doing The Bus Stop, The Saturday Night Fever and The Hustle - dances we'd had only been given to learn the night before. I must have been good at them because at one point I was asked to teach Nick Barber The Hustle; he was a very quick learner as we then filmed the scene five minutes later."

The film, which was shot at various location in Whitstable and Tankerton is directed by Stephanie Zari and produced by Isabella Battiston.

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