Lyra
Synopsis
An emotive, intimate film portrait of the life and death of Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee, who was murdered by dissident Republicans the day before Good Friday, April 2019. Directed by her close friend, documentarian Alison Millar, the film seeks answers to her senseless killing through Lyra’s own work and words. In just 29 years, she rose from working-class roots in the epicentre of war torn Belfast to become an internationally renowned investigative journalist, seeking justice for crimes that had been forgotten amid the euphoria surrounding the 1998 Good Friday Peace agreement. As the voice of her ceasefire generation, Lyra represented hope for a future free of conflict. Her death is another tragic milestone for a country trying to shake off the shackles of its violent past.
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2022 - Rebellions - UK premiere
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 91 min
- Format
- DCP
- Director
- Alison Millar 1st Feature
- Producer
- Alison Millar, Jackie Doyle
- Executive Producer
- Siobhan Sinnerton, Edward Watts, Andrew Eaton, Greg Darby, Louisa Compton
- Editor
- Chloe Lambourne
- Director of Photography
- Mark McCauley
- Sound
- Paul Maynes
- Music
- David Holmes
- Principal Cast
- Lyra McKee
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 20th June 2022
