Liadán Roche

My next short film Hostile Architecture, a sexy trans romance horror film, is shooting in January 2026. Our crowdfunder is live, link in my bio! Since releasing Terratoma I’ve met so many wonderful trans people who are interested in seeing more complicated and dark trans films so I’m really excited to add Hostile Architecture to that genre! We’ve been working on this film for the better part of two years and I’m really excited to finally go into production with so many talented people. Follow me for more more updates on our cast and crew and head to the crowdfunder link in my bio to learn more about the film!

Last month we wrapped shooting on HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE! Biggest thanks to all the cast and crew who brought their time, creativity and energy to the production. It was truly a joy getting to work with all of you. We shot something truly special and I’m delighted to share just some of that in these set photos. We’re already deep in the edit and can’t wait to finish post-production over the coming months. Looking forward to sharing more BTS and stills in the near future, and hopefully a premiere date later this year! Director - @liad.roche Writers - @townmice & @liad.roche Producers - @ois.odonoghue & @desmorelda Production Assistant - @xtalfan Assistant Directors - @ben_spillane & @desmorelda Intimacy Coordinator - @sinead_cassidy_holt Cinematographer - @albafernandezdp Gaffer - @ashleycasey.mov Light Assistant - Claire Schmitt 1st AC - @gingerjaysus 2nd AC - @elena_bridgeman Camera Trainees - @grazedhands & @boroka_hegyi Production Designer - @highramhorror Production Design Assistant - @sashafzh Costume Designer - @lexistent1al Hair & Makeup - @underbooob & @bromga Editor - @townmice Sound Recordist - @yellow_danilo Sound Editor - @em_makes_noise Composer - @murkyanyango VFX - @intdaynite Photos 1-3: @meabhjade Photos 4-8: @xtalfan Phoot 9: @albafernandezdp Video: @desmorelda (featuring the musical talents of @ben_spillane and @xtalfan ) Starring @liath.hannon , @peteyparty_ & @ruairinik Featuring @kate.brosnan & @siofraomeara_ Thank you to @dlr.lexicon and @coisceimdancetheatre for the use of their space!

Introducing the crew working on HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE! I feel incredibly lucky to work with such talented and creative people on this shoot! This film has brought together people from so many different avenues — past collaborators, new friends, people I’ve always wanted to work with, and exciting new talent I’ve discovered through the @nationaltalentacademies Queer Talent Ireland database. Pre-production with this crew has been such a pleasure and I’m so thrilled with the unified vision we’re finding. For such an intimate story about trans romance, I’m really happy that we’ve been able to bring on so many queer and trans crew members! Thank you everyone who’s donated for your help getting this LGBT talent paid 💸 Director/Editor - @liad.roche Writer/Editor - @townmice Producer - @ois.odonoghue Producer - @desmorelda Assistant Director - @elsa_loves_broccoli Intimacy Coordinator - @sinead_cassidy_holt Cinematographer - @albafernandezdp Gaffer - @ashleycasey.mov 1st AC - @gingerjaysus 2nd AC - @elena_bridgeman Production Designer - @highramhorror Production Design Assistant - @sashafzh Costume Designer - @lexistent1al Hair & Makeup - @underbooob Sound Recordist - @yellow_danilo Sound Editor - @em_makes_noise Composer - @murkyanyango

Thanks to everyone who has supported HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE over the past couple of months! To everyone who partied with us in Smock Alley, watched movies in Outhouse, donated to us online and reached out with kindness and support: thank you. It’s been a real whirlwind and we’ve had the pleasure of meeting so many wonderful people excited about our work and trans film in general! Quite a few people have told me they’ve been inspired to crowdfund their film after seeing our success and that truly is the best thing to come from this! More trans art! More weird film! More life! Since surpassing our initial fundraising target of €3500 we’ve been able to increase our budget for locations, equipment, production design and more, and we’re so grateful. Maybe we can even afford that “vat of lube” our production designer is asking after. As you can see in the photos we’re well into rehearsals, location scouting and more, so we’ll be closing our online fundraiser next week to focus on pre-production. If you want to financially support the film, get in now! Any additional funds we receive until then will just make the film even better. I never could have imagined the amount of support we’ve garnered and honestly this will stick with me for as long as I make films! Thank you for believing in us - Lia x PHOTOS: 1 - Location scouting 2 - Fundraiser in Smock Alley Theatre 3 - First rehearsal with @liath.hannon and @peteyparty_ 4 - Fundraiser in Smock Alley Theatre 5 - Location scouting with @townmice @highramhorror and @albafernandezdp 6 - Fundraiser in Outhouse 7 - Location scouting 8 - Fundraiser in Outhouse Q&A with @townmice 9 - Location scouting with @townmice @highramhorror and @albafernandezdp 10 - Celebrating! 🎉

Introducing the lead cast of HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE, playing star-crossed t4t lovers GRACE and BILLY alongside Billy’s brother NIALL! Tickets for our fundraiser film screening DECEMBER 6th in @outhouse_dublin in my bio! ❤️ LIATH HANNON (@liath.hannon ) is an Irish actress and writer based in Dublin. She graduated from Bow Street Academy in 2024. Her credits include Landmark Production’s THEATRE FOR ONE (2024), Liadan Roche’s TERRATOMA (2024), and Garrett Baker’s THE WAR WOUNDED for which she received the Eva Gore Booth Award for Best Actress at the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2023. Her one woman show, THE DOLLDRUMS, was recently staged in Smock Alley Theatre in November 2025. She made her debut feature lead in the award-winning film GIRLS & BOYS which was recently released nationwide and in the UK. PETE MACHALE (@peteyparty_ ) is a transmasculine actor and writer from Bristol, he trained at Arts University Bournemouth. Pete’s performance credits include LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Manchester Royal Exchange); DEAR ELIZABETH (Gate Theatre); LAW OF MAYHEM (Haymarket Theatre). Selected screen credits include DOCTOR WHO (BBC) CHOOSE OR DIE (Cursor Films/Netflix), THE FEED (Amazon Prime), GANGS OF LONDON (Sky Atlantic), and NÂNT (Ffilm Cymru, Welsh BAFTA nominee). Pete’s work has been seen at festivals such as LFF, BFI Flare, Tribeca, Newfest, Inside Out, Babyteeth, and British Shorts Berlin. His most recent short PUREBRED is one of five nominated shorts up for Screen Ireland’s Emerging Directors awards 2025. As a writer Pete’s credits include DEAR YOUNG MONSTER (Whatsonstage nominated, Bristol Old Vic; Soho Theatre); Born Actor (Montez Press); SHAKE MY BONES (as part of the Royal Courts Queer writers group); and STILL HERE (Arts University Bournemouth).

Our fundraiser has now reached its initial goal of €3500 and we could not be more grateful. To have such a large part of Hostile Architecture’s budget covered by the support of our communities — queer, trans, artists, cinema lovers — is incredibly moving and vindicating. James and I decided to make this film independently because we knew in our hearts that a freaky sexy trans film in the housing crisis might not look like a safe bet to funding bodies, but it’s not for them, it’s for us. We put ourselves out there hoping that both friends and strangers would understand on a gut level what makes this film so special and exciting, and you all said, ‘damn yeah I wanna see that’. We had hoped to hit our goal by early December(!) so the fundraiser will stay live until then as planned, any further donations going towards improving our rates for cast and crew and increasing the budget for production design, catering and distribution. Our fundraiser screening is also coming up on December 5th in Outhouse! Fundraiser screening and crowdfund links in bio! Lia, James & the HA team ❤️

Sex, love, horror, housing! 🕳 We’ve curated a selection of intimate, romantic and unnerving short films that inspired Hostile Architecture for your viewing pleasure. All profits go towards paying our queer and trans film crew! ⏰ 7PM, DECEMBER 5th 📍 @outhouse_dublin 🔗 Tickets linked in bio! Capacity is limited and early bird tickets are already gone! These are some of my fave shorts of all time so make sure to snap up a ticket while you can! LINEUP: Purebred (dir. @calebjfilms ) During a heatwave, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover, Seán, after taking a pregnancy test. Overtone (dir. @highramhorror ) A low-budget, high-tension music video for queer Irish punk band Touch Excellent. Amœba (dir. @ian_fallon ) Levi’s reality begins to crumble as his unrequited feelings for an old crush eat away at him. You Can Stay Over (If You Want) (dir. @shaggymanofoz ) After a hookup, a strange fantastical revelation tests the limits of John and Alex’s newfound intimacy. Clump & Thud, Thud, Thud (dir. @weepywoopy ) A young woman finds herself stuck with a clump in her head. Unsure what to do about it, she roams the streets of Dublin in an attempt to rid herself of the monotonous thuds and escape her roommate’s acting practise. Vapor Trails (dir. @willowskyebiggs ) In 1997 amidst the backdrop of distant violence, two displaced trans women seek transcendence through connection. As an aside - thank you thank you for all your support the past few weeks. The Dollhouse afterparty on Saturday was an absolute roaring success and it was so nice to see you all there! Love you all!

HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE is a romance horror, but what does that horror look like? Following two people who feel like they have no future in Dublin’s housing crisis, Hostile Architecture is brimming with dread, anxiety, and the overwhelming feeling that if nothing changes soon, something terrible is going to happen to us. For Halloween, we’ve put together some of the horror films that inspire the look, texture and atmosphere of our film. UNDER THE SKIN This film has been a point of reference for everything from the cinematography to the sound design of Hostile Architecture. When designing our extra-dimensional room we just keep coming back to the look and the feel of the void space, which feels both full of endless potential and incredibly threatening. GANJA & HESS A vampire film with some of the most ecstatic sex scenes! The way the film captures bodies in motion is beautiful and melancholic. I get something different from this on every watch - it’s rich and dense and politically charged and horny and anxiety-inducing. SKINAMARINK Skinamarink plays with the dread contained in the places we live, its swarming digital noise making you feel like the house is alive and moving. Hostile Architecture explores the dread of a city that wants to erase you — what if the place you felt safest turns against you? WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR “I swear, someday soon, I am just gonna disappear, and you won’t have any idea what happened to me.” Support the film at the link in my bio! 🕳

Our trans romance horror HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE reached 50% funding in under a week! (And 25% in just a day!) We had planned to share some fun bits with slower funding updates, but as a treat you’re getting everything in one big roundup post. LETTERBOXD: HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE is on Letterboxd, with a temporary poster featuring our wonderful leads @liath.hannon and Pete Machale (@peteyparty_ )! Watchlist now! PLAYLIST: Check out the link in my bio to listen to our inspiration playlist for the film, including two songs by our incredibly talented composer, @murkyanyango ! I love Murky’s debut album “Memento Vivere” so much and I’ve had it on repeat while working on the film! FUNDRAISER RAVE: Join us in @smockalleythatre on November 8th for THE DOLLHOUSE, a special fundraiser afterparty following the final performance of Liath Hannon’s play THE DOLLDRUMS. There’ll be dance, drink, and audiovisual trans artistry, all in the name of supporting trans sex on screen! 💦 Letterboxd, playlist and tickets all linked in my bio! 🔗

Jaxbanded Theatre Presents, “THE DOLLHOUSE”, a special fundraiser for trans short film “HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE” by Liadán Roche and James Hudson and a celebration of trans art, immediately following Jaxbanded Theatre’s final performance of Liath Hannon’s “THE DOLLDRUMS” on NOVEMBER 8TH Join us after the Dolldrums finishes at 21:15 for a drink in the upstairs banquet hall, a 30 minute curated set of audiovisual trans artistry (yes we’ll play SOPHIE don’t worry) and queer speakers before we descend deep into the dollhouse rave and desecrate the site of Dublin's former gentleman’s club “The Boys School”. Watch and join in as we transform it with queer joy and dance. 🎟️ 🔥TICKETS ON SALE NOW VIA THE LINK IN OUR BIO 🔥🎟️ Content Warnings include: loud music, flashing lights, alcohol consumption, scenes of a sexual nature, nudity and general faggotry. The DollHouse launches The Afters – a series of artist-led, post-show events that blend music, art and community at Dublin’s municipal theatre, Smock Alley.