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Edited by | Chloe Lambourne |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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]