Dreams of a Life
16/08/2011
2h
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.
Cast
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
Daren Elliott Holmes
Bailiff
Angela Sims
Cleaner
Jonathan Harden
Cleaner
Joanna Brookes
Cleaner
Ki' Juan Whitton
Young Boy
Robert Cawsey
Strippogram
Polly Kemp
Refuge Worker
Tom Nearney
Musician
Lee Colley
Sound Engineer
Pearl Smith
Woman in Pub
Sarah Dulley
Nurse
Carol Morley
Herself/Interviewer
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