A Want in Her
Synopsis
This documentary offers an uncompromising look at what gets passed down. Framed around a contested house in the west of Ireland, it is a coming-of-age story - a survival story - about the cost of love; and how difficult it can be to escape.
Official Selection International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection True/False Film Festival - North American premiere
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2025
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 81 min
- Format
- Digital / 16mm
- Director
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Myrid Carten 1st Feature
- Producer
- Roisín Geraghty, Kat Mansoor, Tadhg O'Sullivan, Eline van Wees
- Co-Producer
- Kat Mansoor, Eline van Wees
- Editor
- Karen Harley
- Director of Photography
- Donna Wade, Sean Mullan
- Sound
- Morgan Muse
- Composer
- Clarice Jansen
- Film title note
- FKA Me Ma Ma Me; No Place Like Home (Working title)
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI Doc Society
Ireland, UK, Netherlands co-production
Inland Films (IE), Snowstorm Productions (UK), Basalt Film (NL)
Snowstorm Productions
Kat MansoorSales Company
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