Docs of the month. Lyra

We offer you the première of a documentary film. Unique viewpoints of reality that have won awards at the best festivals, in their original versions and subtitled in Catalan.

This month we’re screening: Lyra>/i> by Alison Millar (Ireland and UK, 2022) 92 minutes VOSC

On 17 April 2019 Lyra McKee was murdered in the city of Derry (Ireland) by the new IRA. She was only 29. Lyra was a celebrated Northern Irish investigative journalist and LGTBIQ+ activist who had the courage to ask the uncomfortable questions that no one in her country seemed willing to ask. Torn by the structural conflict in her homeland, Lyra was never held back by fear, convinced that ending the violence was possible. "I'm working on a story that involves asking myself questions about dangerous people". From this statement, Alison Millar's documentary explores Lyra's life and tragic death with an emphasis on her brilliant journalistic career, her human values and her deep love for Ireland.