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"I filmed my mother, drunk and asleep on a public bench” - Myrid Carten, filmmaker

"I filmed my mother, drunk and asleep on a public bench” - Myrid Carten, filmmaker

Update: 2025-10-04
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Donegal-born visual artist Myrid Carten has made her first feature-length film, ‘A Want In Her’, chronicling her mother Nuala’s mental illness and alcoholism journey. She offers a behind the scenes look at how her mother, who was once a social worker, then became a street drinker and how their mother-daughter relationship was affected.

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"I filmed my mother, drunk and asleep on a public bench” - Myrid Carten, filmmaker

"I filmed my mother, drunk and asleep on a public bench” - Myrid Carten, filmmaker

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