
Some of the hot directors from around the globe who are presenting films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Photographed in New York City by Tyler Mitchell for TheWrap

Meryem Benm’Barek, “Sofia”
Photographed in Paris by Julien Lienard for TheWrap

Ramin Bahrani, “Fahrenheit 451”
Photographed in New York City by Jayne Wexler for TheWrap

Jafar Panahi, “Three Faces”
Photographed in Tehran by Abbas Kowsari for TheWrap

Joe Penna, “Arctic”
Photographed in Los Angeles by Amber Waller for TheWrap

Alice Rohrwacher, “Lazzaro Felice” Photographed in
Berlin by Lea Fabrikant for TheWrap

Jia Zhang-Ke, “Ash is Purest White”
Photographed in Paris by Aude de Cazenove for TheWrap

Debra Granik, “Leave No Trace”
Photographed in Minneapolis by Marie Ketring for TheWrap

Paul Dano, “Wildlife”
Photographed in Brooklyn by Rick Wenner for TheWrap

David Robert Mitchell, “Under the Silver Lake”
Photographed in Los Angeles by Mike Gioulakis for TheWrap

A.B. Shawky, “Yomeddine”
Photographed in Cairo by Timothy Kaldas for TheWrap

Christophe Honore, “Sorry Angel”
Photographed in Paris by Julien Lienard for TheWrap

Pamela Green, “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache”
Photographed in Los Angeles by Julian Le Ballister for TheWrap

Lukas Dhont, “Girl”
Photographed in Ghent by Kris Dewitte for TheWrap

Matteo Garrone, “Dogman”
Photographed in Rome by Riccardo Ghilardi
for TheWrap