Dreams of a Life

Dreams of a Life

95 mins | Drama, Documentary | Aug. 16, 2011

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.

Dreams of a Life

95 mins | Drama, Documentary | Aug. 16, 2011

Dreams of a Life
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Cannon and Morley Productions, Soho Moon Pictures
Original title Dreams of a Life
Directors Carol Morley
Writers Carol Morley

Cast

Zawe Ashton

as Joyce Vincent

Alix Luka-Cain

as Young Joyce

Cornell John

as Father

Neelam Bakshi

as Mother

Frances Cooper

as Sister

Kelly Agbowu

as Sister

Sophia Leonie

as Sister

Nadia Di Mambro

as Sister

Diveen Henry

as Housing Officer

Jay Simpson

as Caretaker

Angela Sims

as Cleaner

Jonathan Harden

as Cleaner

Joanna Brookes

as Cleaner

Ki' Juan Whitton

as Young Boy

Robert Cawsey

as Strippogram

Polly Kemp

as Refuge Worker

Tom Nearney

as Musician

Lee Colley

as Sound Engineer

Pearl Smith

as Woman in Pub

Sarah Dulley

as Nurse

Carol Morley

as Herself/Interviewer