Film

Lyra

A documentary feature by Alison Millar. Presented in partnership with Northern Ireland Bureau, The Hume Foundation, and the Consulate of Ireland in New York.

Past Event

Details

$10—21 (inclusive of fees)

92 minutes, followed by panel and reception

Date(s)

Tue, Apr 4, 2023

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Contact

Box Office
888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days

Location

Irish Arts Center 
726 11th Avenue 
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

Lyra (Leer-rah)

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

Following the screening, journalist Maeve Higgins will moderate a conversation with Hume Foundation board member and Lyra’s partner, Sara Canning, director Alison Millar and producer Jackie Doyle.

"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

92 mins, Ireland-UK, 2022, Digital, F-Rated

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

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Featured Media

"The film gives a vivid and heartfelt portrait of this remarkable young woman"

The Guardian

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