Evan Horan has a clear vision for the kind of projects he seeks out as a producer: “I want to empower female and fellow LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and make them more visible.”
Horan grew up in Sligo and moved to Dublin to attend Trinity College, working in London for several years at the BFI and Bafta before moving back to Dublin in 2017 to work with Katie Holly’s Blinder Films, now rebranded as Keeper Pictures. He started as Holly’s PA but, thanks to her mentorship, is now a producer and head of co-productions at the company.
His recent credits betray the genre- agnostic approach at Keeper: horror Oddity, directed by Damian McCarthy; Isabelle Huppert-starring romance About Joan; PJ Harvey documentary A Dog Called Money; and Claire Dix’s sensitive drama Sunlight.
“I don’t see myself limited by different kinds of forms. I want to keep flexing,” says Horan, who has a busy slate of films with Keeper. Ready to launch in 2025 are Dutch filmmaker Nanouk Leopold’s English-language debut Whitetail, a drama about healing and family set in Kerry; and the docufiction Lesbian Lines by Cara Holmes, which will be teased at a Cannes Docs presentation on May 17.
Upcoming projects include lesbian pregnancy horror Breed by Kate Dolan, shooting in early 2026; Daughterhood, a mother-daughter road trip story from Claire Frances Byrne and Karen Healy; Celine, Rory Fleck Byrne’s arthouse feature exploring notions of masculinity and femininity; Come And Be A Winner written by Síofra O’Meara, a feminist story also exploring selkie mythology that will soon attach a director; and cyber horror Shine On, Black Sun by trans filmmaker Hiram Harrington, selected for Screen Ireland’s Perspectives initiative.
Horan also finds time to serve as a manager of talent scheme X-Pollinator and contribute to the board of GAZE International LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.
He is glad to see more queer and female filmmakers breaking through in Ireland but hopes to “see things go a bit further. To push the envelope, to take a few more risks.
“I want to keep pushing. And gay it up a little bit,” he adds with a laugh.
Contact: Evan Horan
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