Lyra (2022)
An emotive, intimate film on the life and death of acclaimed young Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee, whose murder by the New IRA in April 2019 sent shockwaves across the world. Directed by her close friend Alison Millar, the film seeks answers to her senseless killing through Lyra’s own work and words.
- Date of release
- 2022-11-04
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Alison Millar
Casting
- Lyra McKee — Self (Archival Footage)
- Sara Canning — Self
- Nichola Corner — Self
Interesting facts
Lyra is a 2022 British film directed by Alison Millar about the life and death of murdered Northern Irish author and journalist Lyra McKee. The film repurposes voice recordings and interviews from McKee's dictaphone, as well as uses text messages, home movie footage and other archives. Lyra premiered on 7 November 2021 at Cork International Film Festival simultaneously with a private screening for family and friends during the Belfast Film Festival.
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