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A Want in Her

    • Director

      Myrid Carten

    • Credits

      Producers:
      Roisin Geraghty,
      Kat Mansoor,
      Tadhg O'Sullivan.

      Writers:
      David Barker,
      Myrid Carten.

      Cinematographers:
      Myrid Carten,
      Sean Mullan,
      Donna Wade.

    • Principal Cast

      Myrid Carten,
      Nuala

  • Category

    Documentary
    F-Rated Female-led

When her mother goes missing somewhere in Ireland, artist Myrid Carten returns from London to find her and risks losing herself. Her search takes her into a feuding family, a contested house; and a history that threatens to take everyone down, including herself.

An immersive, first person account of the practical and emotional complexities of a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship. Raw and deeply unsettling, it is a story about the cost of love, and how difficult it can be to escape.

Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn

Awards:
+ George Morrison Feature Documentary Award, Irish Film & Television Awards 2026
+ Best Feature Documentary, British Independent Film Awards, 2025
+ Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary, British Independent Film Awards, 2025

82 minutes, Ireland, 2024, Colour

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