A Want in Her
| A Want in Her | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Myrid Carten |
| Written by | Myrid Carten |
| Produced by | Roisín Geraghty Kat Mansoor Tadhg O'Sullivan Eline van Wees |
| Cinematography | Myrid Carten Sean Mullan Donna Wade |
| Edited by | Karen Harley |
| Music by | Clarice Jensen |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Breakout[2] Sentioar[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes[2] |
| Countries | Ireland[1] United Kingdom[1] Netherlands[1] |
| Languages | English Irish[3] |
A Want in Her is a 2024 documentary film directed, written, starring, and cinematographed by Myrid Carten, in her feature directorial debut.[4] A Irish-British-Dutch co-production, the documentary follows the life of Carten.
The film had its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on 15 November 2024.
Production
[edit]Filming
[edit]Myrid Carten started shooting something in 2018 and then in 2019 when she pitched the project. The main body of the film was shot from August 2019 to March 2020. During the COVID pandemic, Carten did lots of other shoots. The film was shot on 16mm.[5]
Editing
[edit]From the beginning of the film's production, Carten did the editing herself. During the end of 2020, a 60-minute cut was produced for the film. In 2020, Carten got Karen Harley, a Brazilian editor, on board to help edit the film. Editing lasted from 2020 to early 2024.[5]
Release
[edit]A Want in Her had its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on 15 November 2024.[6] The film also premiered at the True/False Film Festival on 28 February 2025.[7][5] On 29 November 2024, Syndicado acquired the worldwide sales to the film.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "A Want in Her". British Council. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ a b c "A Want in Her (15A)". Irish Film Classification Office. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (2024-11-21). "'A Want in Her' Review: A Daughter's Shattering Testament to Her Mother's Absence, Presence and Endurance". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (2024-11-07). "'A Want In Her' Trailer: First Look At Irish Artist-Filmmaker Myrid Carten's Feature Debut — IDFA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ a b c Keogan, Natalia (2025-02-28). ""I Put 30 Years of My Life Into 80 Minutes": Myrid Carten on Her True/False Documentary, A Want in Her". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ "A Want in Her (2024)". IDFA. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ "2025 Films". True/False Film Fest. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (2024-11-29). "Syndicado Boards Myrid Carten's 'A Want in Her' Following World Premiere in IDFA's Competition (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-04.