Lyra is a 2022 film about the life and death of murdered Northern Irish author and journalist Lyra McKee, directed by Alison Millar.[2][3][4][5][6] 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.[7]
The film won the Tim Hetherington award at Sheffield DocFest and the Audience Award at the Cork International Film Festival.[8]
References
- ^ "British Council Film: Lyra". film-directory.britishcouncil.org.
- ^ "Lyra review – brilliant life and tragic death of Northern Ireland's fearless young reporter". The Guardian. November 2, 2022.
- ^ "Lyra documentary review: the intimate new documentary gives us a sense of what murdered journalist Lyra McKee really was like". independent.
- ^ Burke, Declan (November 4, 2022). "Film Review: Journalist Lyra McKee's own voice will carry through the ages". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Lyra review: Killing of a brilliant young woman". The Irish Times.
- ^ Lloyd, Brian (November 4, 2022). "'Lyra' is as much a celebration as it is a tragedy". Entertainment.ie.
- ^ "Lyra – Review of Irish Film at Cork International Film Festival – Film Ireland Magazine".
- ^ "'It's better to go down fighting': the extraordinary life of murdered journalist Lyra McKee". The Guardian. November 3, 2022.
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