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.

A Want in Her, Myrid's debut, received its World Premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival 2024 (IDFA) and went on to win several awards over the course of its festival run, as well as three British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) last year. It also won the IFTA George Morrison Feature Documentary Award 2026 and was nominated for Outstanding Debut at the 2026 BAFTAs. 

“Raw, searing ... a daughter’s shattering testament to her mother’s absence, presence and endurance ... passages of cathartic beauty, grace and even humor.” Variety

“The work of an artist, one who is making her own rules about how to tell this story, far from documentary dogmas ... A Want in Her is reminiscent, at times, of the work of Jonathan Glazer. But it’s too original and accomplished for such parallels to stick.” Screen Daily