Film Screening: A Want in Her
Donegal video artist Myrid Carten returns
from London to help find her mother who
has gone missing. Her search takes her into
a feuding family, a contested house and
a history that threatens to take everyone
down, including herself.
Featuring intimate home video filmed over
30 years and using evocative, immersive
filmmaking techniques, Myrid turns her
camera on her troubled mother as she
battles with alcoholism and depression to
present an unflinchingly honest portrait of
their relationship.
30 years and using evocative, immersive
filmmaking techniques, Myrid turns her
camera on her troubled mother as she
battles with alcoholism and depression to
present an unflinchingly honest portrait of
their relationship.
Raw and deeply unsettling, this award-winning
documentary will chime with all
who have been touched by addiction.
documentary will chime with all
who have been touched by addiction.
Running time: 81 minutes
Director: Myrid Carten
Year of Production: 2024
Language: English, Gaelic
Cert: 15
