When her mother goes missing, Myrid Carten returns to the chaos of her family home in Ireland to search for a way forward. Carten has documented her life and family dynamics since she was a child. Once her mother is found, Carten picks up her camera again to capture the unfolding reality of her mother Nuala's addiction and its impact on her relationship. She is repeatedly pulled back into her family’s orbit and as she tries to extract herself from the wider web of addiction, mental health and cycles of trauma, Carten grapples with the sacrifices she has already made in the name of unconditional love. Avoiding linear simplicity, she instead embraces an impressionistic form incorporating home movies, fictional sequences rich with symbolism and raw conversations confronting the past. A Want In Her is a deeply personal and bold debut. (CT)
This film contains discussion of addiction.