Lyra (2022)

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

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.

intimatesomberreflectivearchivalpersonalpoignantunflinchingbiographical

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)

Trailer

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