HERSELF is an Irish drama about a battered mother trying to construct a home for her two young, precious daughters. Suffering from PTSD, Sandra has won custody of her children after her husband, Gary, went to jail after roughing her up. She and her two daughters, Emma and Molly, live in a hotel, their housing expenses paid for by the government. One of Sandra’s two employers, a female doctor, offers to loan her the land and construction money so Sandra can secretly build her own house. Sandra’s husband sues her for custody when Emma suffers a small injury at the construction site.