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Cannes Film Festival, born out of war, grapples with Ukraine

Producers Darya Bassel, left, and Yelizaveta Smith, right, wearing t-shirts that have an image of an explosion on the front and read "Sensitive Content: Russians kill Ukrainians. Do you find it offensive and disturbing to talk about this genocide?" pose with director Maksym Nakonechnyi who wears a t-shirt that reads "Free Tayra" in reference to Julia Paevska, aka Tayra, a Ukrainian medic who Russian forces have taken captive at the photo call for the film 'Butterfly Vision' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Producers Darya Bassel, left, and Yelizaveta Smith, right, wearing t-shirts that have an image of an explosion on the front and read "Sensitive Content: Russians kill Ukrainians. Do you find it offensive and disturbing to talk about this genocide?" pose with director Maksym Nakonechnyi who wears a t-shirt that reads "Free Tayra" in reference to Julia Paevska, aka Tayra, a Ukrainian medic who Russian forces have taken captive at the photo call for the film 'Butterfly Vision' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Tilda Swinton poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'R.M.N.' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Director Kirill Serebrennikov poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Tchaikovsky's Wife' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Nadia Turincev, from left, Hanna Bilobrova and Dounia Sichov are interviewed by the Associated Press discussing the film 'Mariupolis 2' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears via remote during the opening ceremony of the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP) A protestor wearing body paint that reads "Stop Raping Us" in the color of the Ukrainian is removed from the red carpet at the premiere of the film 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Cannes Film Festival, born out of war, grapples with Ukraine