“Raw, searing ... a daughter’s shattering testament to her mother’s absence, presence and endurance ... passages of cathartic beauty, grace and even humor.”
Variety
“A profound reprocessing of personal archives and piercing conversations ... clearly impresses as a debut and could become essential viewing for anyone grappling with the indescribable complexities within a mother-daughter relationship.”
Cineuropa
“Consistently compelling and impressive ... an example of how to make a strikingly original aesthetic statement from wrenchingly personal material.”
The Film Verdict
“The work of an artist, one who is making her own rules about how to tell this story, far from documentary dogmas ... A Want in Her is reminiscent, at times, of the work of Jonathan Glazer. But it’s too original and accomplished for such parallels to stick.”
Screen Daily“The term hybrid documentary scarcely does justice to the achievement of this picture, which aims rather to contribute to a wider discussion of what documentary and filmmaking at large can and will do.”
The People’s Movies“Miraculous ... a raw portrait of vulnerability and confrontation.”
Film Fest Report