Underplayed Gems

Lyra (2022)

Lyra poster
Directed by
Alison Millar
Genre
documentary film, biographical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
15
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Lyra McKee, a Northern Irish journalist and author who was murdered. It uses her own voice recordings, text messages, and home videos to convey her life and work.

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What happens

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. The film won the Tim Hetherington award at Sheffield DocFest and the Audience Award at the Cork International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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