Project Detail

Dreams of a Life

Synopsis

"Dreams of a Life" is an imaginative and multilayered quest to go beyond the newspaper reports and solve the mystery of who thirty-eight year old Joyce Vincent was and why she lay undiscovered for three years after her death in one of the busiest parts of London.

Joyce Vincent died in her bedsit above Shopping City in Wood Green. Nobody noticed. Nearly three years later, her flat was forced into by authorities due to lack of rent payment. Her skeleton was found surrounded by Christmas presents that she was in the process of wrapping. Her television was still on.

Details

Year
2011
Type of film
Features
Running time
91 mins
Director
Carol Morley
Producer
Cairo Cannon, James Mitchell
Executive Producer
Katherine Butler, Tabitha Jackson, Andre Singer, Paul McGowan
Editor
Chris Wyatt
Screenwriter
Carol Morley
Director of Photography
Mary Farbrother, Lynda Hall
Production Designer
Chris Richmond
Music
Barry Adamson
Principal cast
Zawe Ashton, Alix Luka-Cain

Production Status

Production Company

Cannon & Morley Productions Ltd.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7247 0664

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