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One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.


“Would anyone miss you?”
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.

Zawe Ashton
Joyce Vincent
Alix Luka-Cain
Young Joyce

Cornell John
Father

Neelam Bakshi
Mother
Frances Cooper
Sister
Kelly Agbowu
Sister

Sophia Leonie
Sister
Nadia Di Mambro
Sister

Diveen Henry
Housing Officer

Jay Simpson
Caretaker
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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