Myrid Carten: Turning the lens on her mother's struggles with addiction and illness  

The Co Donegal filmmaker has made an impressive documentary about a very personal family story, writes Esther McCarthy

A Want In Her: Nuala Carten and Myrid Carten.

WHEN HER troubled mother goes missing in Ireland, Myrid Carten returns home from London to find her in A Want In Her, a new documentary about family, love, and addiction.

The artist and filmmaker goes on to document her family story in a powerful feature debut about loving someone who has addiction and mental health struggles - and not losing yourself in the process.