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Dreams of a Life

Dreams of a Life

Would anyone miss you?

20116.51h 35m

Overview

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

Directed by Carol Morley
Written by Carol Morley
Produced by Cairo Cannon, James Mitchell
Box Office0Revenue: $7K

Top Cast

Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton

Joyce Vincent

A

Alix Luka-Cain

Young Joyce

Cornell John

Cornell John

Father

Neelam Bakshi

Neelam Bakshi

Mother

F

Frances Cooper

Sister

K

Kelly Agbowu

Sister

Sophia Leonie

Sophia Leonie

Sister

N

Nadia Di Mambro

Sister

Diveen Henry

Diveen Henry

Housing Officer

Jay Simpson

Jay Simpson

Caretaker

Themes & Keywords

skeletonlondon, englandisolationdead womanwoman directormysterious death2000sblack woman

About Dreams of a Life

Dreams of a Life is a drama, documentary film released in 2011 exploring themes of skeleton, london, england, isolation, dead woman, woman director, mysterious death. Directed by Carol Morley, it stars Zawe Ashton, Alix Luka-Cain, Cornell John. A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

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