LYRA – Documentary Film Screening: Directed by Alison Millar

An intimate and uncompromising portrait of Lyra McKee, the 29-year-old Northern Irish investigative journalist who was murdered by the New IRA the day before Good Friday, 2019. Directed by her close friend, BAFTA-winning Alison Millar, the film seeks to make sense of McKee’s death and the significance it came to hold for the country. Through a rich archive of audio recordings, field notes and interviews with those who knew her, Lyra tells the story of a life fearlessly committed to truth and justice for forgotten crimes.

Through a rich archive of audio recordings, field notes and interviews with those who knew her, Lyra tells the story of a life fearlessly committed to truth and justice for forgotten crimes. The result is a complex picture of Northern Ireland’s political history, bringing into sharp focus the ways in which the 1998 Good Friday agreement – with it’s promised end to violence for future generations – has struggled to be fully realised.

Followed by a Q&A / In Conversation Discussion with the Director Alison Millar

This Special Film Screening of Lyra will be taking place three days before the court case investigating Lyra McKee’s murder begins; the screening will be  followed by a Q&A / In Conversation discussion with the Director Alison Millar, who was a close and trusted friend of Lyra’s. The discussion will be moderated by Stephen Martin, Curator of the ICC’s Monthly Film Club. 

WINNER

Audience Award
CORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Tim Hetherington Award
SHEFFIELD INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

Best Film - GEX DOC
GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL

Best International Documentary
SOLIDARITY HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL

Read A Five Star Review of Lyra here in The Guardian

Watch the TRAILER OF LYRA  HERE

"The voice of the ceasefire generation"—Laura Hassan, editor, Faber 

and Faber 

“Northern Ireland is a beautiful tragedy, strangled by the chains of its past and its present. It’s a place full of darkness and mysteries. It’s also my home.”—Lyra McKee, investigative journalist

What the Press say about the Film Lyra

The London Evening Standard  - “Lyra” - this doc about the murdered investigative reporter Lyra McKee  is so sad it rips out your soul!  This moving masterpiece is a worthy tribute to a remarkable journalist and woman”.   Anthony Francis London Standard

Peter Bradshaw – THE GUARDIAN

“Lyra McKee, killed by the New IRA in 2019, is shown here as an inspirational LGBTQ journalist, bravely addressing the lingering damage of the Troubles  - The film gives a vivid and heartfelt portrait of this remarkable young woman”.