Tue 17 Jan, 20:45 + Q&A; also Mon 16 Jan, 11:00 and Wed 18 Jan, 18:30
Q&A guests: director Carol Morley + actor Zawe Ashton
Nobody noticed when Joyce Vincent died in her bedsit above a shopping mall in North London in 2003; her body wasn’t discovered for three years. Who was she? And how could this happen to someone in our day and age? Award-winning director Carol Morley set out to find out. She placed adverts in newspapers, online, and on the side of a London taxi, and what she discovered is extraordinary. A range of people that once knew Joyce help to piece together a portrait of the woman who became so forgotten. Dreams of a Life is also a portrait of London, and how we are all different things to different people. It is about how little we may ever know each other but, nevertheless, how much we can love. We are very pleased that Carol Morley will be joining us afterwards for a Q&A, and a chance to learn more about the background to this film.
Dreams of a Life has been warmly received! For just a sample of the treat in store, check out below:
- “A very, very special movie… Film of the week” – Danny Leigh, Film 2011
- “This is a sad and intriguing story, told with imagination and care.” – London Film Festival Sandra Hebron
- “Hauntingly unforgettable” – Screen
- “An Authentically Moving Portrait of a forgotten life” – IndieWIRE
- “Nothing at the London film festival has lingered in my mind like this” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
- “Riveting to watch and revealing to ponder long after it ends” – Philip French, The Observer
- “Haunting, compassionate and inventive” ***** – Time Out
- “A bold, complex approach to documentary filmmaking” ***** – Little White Lies
- “Carol Morley has given Joyce Vincent, in a bizarre, compelling, even loving way, a second life. ” – The Financial Times
- “Dreams of a Life leaves its mark simply by making us wonder what really happened and why” **** – Derek Malcolm, The Evening Standard
- “A potent, achingly sad film” **** – The Times
- “A compelling, compassionate mix, Dreams speaks volumes about the mysteries of other people’s lives” **** – Total Film
- “Fascinating and haunting… will stay with you for weeks, months, maybe more”**** – Anna Smith, Virgin Media
- “This barely conceivable story of neglect and loneliness is given heartbreaking new life by Morley” **** – Empire Magazine
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