Film director Cary Fukunaga has arrived in Madrid to present his exhibition ‘Lyuta Vesna- Lost Spring’ (primavera perdida), focused on his experience lived for two months in Ukraine, together with the NGO World Central Kitchen, founded by the Spanish chef José Andrés.
“The determination of the Ukrainian people is very strong, so they are not going to give up. and they will continue fighting until they recover their land”, Fukunaga predicted in an interview with Europa Press.
The film director, known for movies like ‘007: No time to die’, ‘Jane Eyre’, ‘Beast of No Nation’ or the series ‘True detective’has presented this Wednesday in Madrid the exhibition, which includes a total of 32 images, which can be seen until January 30 at the Leica Gallery ‘flagship store’ for free.
Fukunaga has related that his initial idea was to go to Ukraine to help in the process of building central kitchens and giving food to the people. However, his passion for photography led him to take images of everyday life. “I always go with a camera around my neck but the images were not taken for any purpose, there was no concept or proposal“, he pointed out.
Once in Ukraine, the director had a fairly “clear” idea of what he was going to find, since he has indicated that the conflict has continued since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea. “I felt like making movies didn’t make a difference in the world, and I wanted to be more involved in the world I live in.” Has revealed.
Currently, Fukunaga is still helping Ukraine by seeking funding from internal groups to pay for training and further support Ukrainian efforts. The photographs are available for sale in two formats and you can also purchase a book that contains all the images. The money raised will go entirely to the NGO World Central Kitchen.
In this sense, he has confessed that he would like to return to Ukraine to continue helping and praised the strength of the Ukrainians, who “will not give up“. He has also referred to the support that is being provided from the EU and America and believes that “much more help is required” because “it is not enough at this time.”
“Western Europe is suffering economically and also in terms of energy. Putin is waging an economic war and a physical war. And I think that when Europe realizes that, much more help will be required,” he said.