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- Halina Hutchins’ death became national news after she was accidentally killed by a prop gun on the set of Alec Baldwin’s film, War,
- Before the accident the young Ukrainian cinematographer had worked on over 30 feature-length films.
- Alec Baldwin was holding a gun, but has said in interviews that he never pulled the trigger.
- Halina Hutchins’ husband Matt Hutchins files wrongful death lawsuit against her War The production team including Alec, but has since left Suits and is serving as the film’s executive producer.
- Alec Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter by the Santa Fe District Attorney. He pleaded “not guilty” and refused his first court appearance.
- The murder charges are expected to be dropped, according to a report in Diversity On 20 April.
Tragedy struck Hollywood on October 21, 2021 when actor Alec Baldwin “Discharged” a Prop Gun That Fatally Killed a Crew Member on His New Film War, director of photography Halina Hutchins Director died after on-set incident Joel Souza, 42 were injured. Alec and the prop armourer, one year after the tragedy Hannah Gutierrez-Reid Both were charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter by the Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, On January 19, 2023. assistant director david hall took a plea agreement to negligent use of a deadly weapon.
More than a month after the allegations first surfaced, the district attorney announced she would drop the gun aggravated charge against Alec in a statement on Monday, February 20. ABC News, After the charges are dropped, the actor can only face up to 18 months in jail if convicted. “To avoid further controversial distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and Special Prosecutor have dropped the firearms enhancement to the charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halina Hutchins on the set of the film ‘Rust’,” Carmack-Altwis said in a statement.
Three days later, on February 23, 2023, Alec pleaded “not guilty” to a charge of involuntary manslaughter, as reported ABC News, In addition, the actor/producer “waived his first court appearance” last month after being charged with involuntary manslaughter. charge is now expected to be dropped, according to a report in Diversity on Thursday, April 20.
David, for his part, has agreed to plead “no contest” in relation to the charge of reckless use of a deadly weapon. David’s plea agreement is currently “pending the approval of the judge.”
Both David and Alec filed waivers for their virtual court appearance, originally scheduled for February 24, 2023. In addition, District Judge Mary Marlowe Somers Conditions were set for Alec’s release, including that, “he must not possess any firearms, must not consume alcohol and must not contact any potential witnesses, unless it is during filming.” Do not belong to,” as stated by the report. ABC,
Alec claims that he is not to blame for Halina’s death. Two months after the incident, he appeared ABC News Suffice it to say that although he picked up a gun, he never pulled the trigger. After the allegations, the actor’s lawyer luke nicks said in a statement they would fight the charges. “This decision distorts the tragic death of Halina Hutchins and represents a horrific miscarriage of justice. Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe that there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the set of the film. He trusted the professionals he worked with, who assured him that the gun did not contain live rounds,” he said.
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in New Mexico on behalf of Halina’s husband in February. Matthew and their 9 year old son Andros. The lawsuit claims War The production team “committed flagrant violations of industry protocol” which led to Halina’s “senseless and tragic death”. However, on 5 October, Mathieu revealed that he had dropped the lawsuit after agreeing to a settlement, which included resuming the film as executive producer.
In the meantime, here are 5 things to know about cinematographer Halina, who tragically lost her life.
Halina was a cinematographer from Los Angeles
In the “About” section of her official website, Halina describes herself as a “Union cinematographer based in Los Angeles”. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 2015 and has since worked on a series of short stories and features. The 42-year-old was one of 8 female cinematographers for the 21st Century Fox DP Lab and was featured as one of the film industry’s “Rising Stars of Cinematography 2019”. american cinematographer,
Talking about her time at AFI, Halina told the magazine that it made her “rethink” who she was as an artist and how she wanted to work in the industry. “One thing I learned is that cinematography is not something you do on your own. it’s a group [project], You need to develop your vision, but the key to a successful film is communication with your director and your team.
Heylena was born in Ukraine and speaks both Russian and English
Halina describes herself as originally hailing from Ukraine and then growing up on “a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle” — what a unique place! The late artist also shared that he had a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Kiev National University in Ukraine and worked in investigative journalism “with British documentary productions in Europe” before settling into cinematography. She spoke both Russian and English, which she set aside to work in the States.
Taking whatever production assistant job one could have in America, Halina also shared american cinematographer that she worked alongside fashion photography to learn “the aesthetics of lighting – how do you create a mood, an emotion”.
she is survived by a husband and son
As mentioned, her husband Matthew filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec and the film’s producers. At the time of her death, he tweeted, “Halina inspired us all with her passion and vision, and her legacy is too meaningful to be summed up in words. Our loss is immense, and we ask that the media please bear with me.” Please respect the privacy of the family as we process our grief. We thank everyone for sharing their images and stories of their lives.
After dropping the lawsuit, Matt said in a statement, “I have no interest in blaming or attributing blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin). We all believe that Halina’s death was a terrible accident. I am grateful.” That the producers and entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halina’s final work.
Meanwhile, Matt will continue to parent their only child, son Andros.
His career received critical acclaim
On Halyana’s Instagram and website, reels are clips from the many stills and short films she has worked on and features in style and aesthetics. Since completing his graduate work at AFI in 2015, he has completed two features, snow in colorado And darlin’, “Right now, I’m really interested in finding fruitful collaborations,” she explained. american cinematographer About his search for continuous experience. “To me, it’s a collaborative effort between creative minds that enhance each other’s work.”
“I’m looking forward to finding my Wong Kar-wai,” she said, citing her inspiration from the renowned Hong Kong director who specializes in bold, immersive, atmospheric works.
It’s no surprise that Halina was hired for a major feature starring an A-lister like Baldwin, given the breadth of work she’s gotten over the years. In an October 2020 post, DP shared a poster of a film that he had photographed, sunday’s childwhich was accepted in some film festivals while the horror feature, darlin’premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2019. Film directed by Pollyanna Mackintosh (the walking dead), also played internationally at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Fantasia, London Frightfest and others.
She stood in solidarity with the IATSE union
In one of Halina’s last Instagram posts, she shared pictures from the New Mexico desert on the sets War, One of the shots – perhaps the most poignant – was a large group portrait of the film cast and crew as Halina shouted out the IATSE, or The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union.
“Standing in #IAsolidarity with our @IATSE crew on RUST in New Mexico,” Halina wrote in the caption, reposting from another person working on the production. The historic strike, which honors the needs of the tireless workers in the industry who work mostly behind the scenes, is still pressing Hollywood for better working conditions and better pay.
Although we are heartbroken by the tragedy of Halina’s passing, her passion on her last day of living and supporting her fellow artists to live their dreams with dignity and purpose is something that should be acknowledged and remembered .
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