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Bohdan Zhuk says that festival organizers have increased security, identified bomb shelters for film buffs, and created a schedule that accommodates Kyiv’s curfew under martial law. But they never asked whether the festival should wait for the end of the war. “It’s essential to be doing this…Culture is the essence and ground of our existence.” Photo courtesy of Sunny Bunny. June 24, 2023.