Féile an Phobail - Roaches 07|08|25

“I am a survivor, I am like a cockroach, you just can’t get rid of me” - Madonna

It’s been a hell of a week for housemates and best friends Emma, Reece and Juniper. Then again, every week is a hell of a week. Whether it’s judgmental parents, “pipe” dreams or the question of motherhood, the minefield of hot topics is one the gang have become experts at navigation - or so they thought.

But this Friday isn’t like other Fridays. A bloody, drunk Juniper is returned to her bedroom by Emma, who’s concerned about reducing June’s pending hangover, and Reece, who’s concerned about anything to do with Emma. Meanwhile, Juniper seems like she’d like nothing more than to return to the pub quiz to start another fight and continue screaming Madonna lyrics as loud as she can. In a house that holds memories of the good and the bad times, the secrets best friends keep from each other start to seep through, fracturing the divisions that have already begun to form.

Love, loss and longing for the freedom to break free of claustrophobic cliches, unique to young women in Ireland creates a sisterhood in these girls but will it be enough to keep them from falling apart?

Written by Eavann Mallon

Directed by Hannah Reilly