LYRA – Documentary Film Screening (plus Directors Q&A).

An intimate and uncompromising portrait of Lyra McKee, the 29-year-old Northern Irish investigative journalist (and LGBTQ campaigner), 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. 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.