LYRA – Documentary Film Screening (plus Directors Q&A).
Directed by Alison Millar 92mins: (Ireland/UK) 2021. F Rated.
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.
Doors 7.30pm, Starts 8.00pm
Tickets: £10/£8
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”.
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