A Want in Her
Feature Documentary (2024)
Directed by Myrid Carten
Produced by Roisín Geraghty & Tadhg O'Sullivan for Inland Films
Funded by: Screen Ireland, Doc Society, Netherlands Film Fund, New Dawn Fund
There's no place like home: a young artist tries to connect with her missing mother, and risks losing herself.
When her mother goes missing somewhere in Ireland, artist Myrid Carten returns from London to find her. Her search takes her into a feuding family, a contested house; and a history that threatens to take everyone down, including herself. A Want In Her is an immersive, first person account of the cost of love, and how difficult it can be to escape.
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“A profound reprocessing of personal archives and piercing conversations ... clearly impresses as a debut and could become essential viewing for anyone grappling with the indescribable complexities within a mother-daughter relationship.”
“Raw, searing ... a daughter’s shattering testament to her mother’s absence, presence and endurance ... passages of cathartic beauty, grace and even humor.”
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19 November 2024
Review: A Want in Her (by Olivia Popp, Cineuropa): “A profound reprocessing of personal archives and piercing conversations ... clearly impresses as a debut and could become essential viewing for anyone grappling with the indescribable complexities within a mother-daughter relationship.” Read more here
19 November 2024
Review: A Want in Her (by Stephen Dalton, The Film Verdict): “Drawing on her own troubled family background, Irish visual artist and first-time feature director Myrid Carten paints a slightly muddled but emotionally powerful portrait of addiction and depression, shame and blame.” Read more here
28 October 2024
A WANT IN HER: World Premiere at IDFA - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam: A Want in Her, the debut feature documentary of Myrid Carten, produced by Little Rose Films’ Roisín Geraghty and Tadhg O’Sullivan for Inland Films, has been selected to screen in International Competition at IDFA - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam. Read more here