The #CannesFilmFestival kicked off with a heavy political tone on Tuesday, with jury president #SpikeLee denouncing authoritarians and the fact that #blackpeople are still "hunted down like animals" in the US. Lee -- the first black person to lead the festival's jury -- used his favourite nickname for Donald Trump, "Agent Orange", and sported a cap reading "1619", referring to the year in which the first slaves arrived in the Americas.
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