Actors Emun Elliott & Anna Madeley laying within the trees © Spring Pictures
London Film Festival entry showcases Kent Locations
Director: Frances Lea
Writer: Frances Lea and Judith Johnson
Cast: Emun Elliott, Philip Martin Brown and Anna Madeley
Kent Filming Locations: Foxbury Farm, Sevenoaks; Groombridge Railway Station; Shellness, Leysdown.
Strawberry Fields is another offering from the highly successful Film London Microwave Project
The film will be shown at the London Film Festival this year. Now in its 55th year, the festival is taking place on the 12th to the 27th of October across a variety of London Locations.
Strawberry Fields is the quintessential tale of sibling rivalry set in the strawberry fields of Kent. The story tells of the sexual awakening of Gillian during a long, hot British summer . Can her lover Kev help her to forget the past and free herself from and her needy sister, Emily?
The film features Anna Madeley (In Bruges, Hustle) as Gillian and Emun Elliot (Feel The Force, Black Death) in the role of Kev. Christine Bottomley (Shameless, Tess of the D’Urbervilles) appears as Gillian’s troubled sister Emily.
Making the most of what Kent has to offer, the film features locations such as Foxbury Farm in Sevenoaks. Groombridge Railway Station and the Isle of Sheppey.
Links
Official Website (Film London Microwave): http://microwave.filmlondon.org.uk/get_inspired/strawberry_fields/overview/
To learn more about the Film London Microschool: http://microwave.filmlondon.org.uk/get_the_resources/microschool/
For more information on any of the locations mentioned here please contact: filmoffice@kent.gov.uk
