Myrid Carten joins 2026 UK BAFTA Breakthrough cohort after documentary success
Irish filmmaker Myrid Carten has been selected for the 2026 UK BAFTA Breakthrough cohort supported by Netflix following her debut documentary.
Documentary explores family history
Carten wrote and directed A Want in Her, which premiered at the 2024 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. The film follows her search for her missing mother Nuala while dealing with a family feud and house dispute.
Film received major awards
The project won three British Independent Film Awards including best feature documentary and best debut director. Carten also received the Raindance Maverick Award for her work on this intergenerational trauma story.
Creator moves to fiction
Carten previously studied fine art before making this challenging project about mental health and addiction. She is now shifting her focus toward writing fiction after gaining recognition from the BAFTA program.
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