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Halyna Hutchins (Ukrainian: Галина Гатчинс, romanized: Halyna Hatchyns, née Androsovych,[1] Ukrainian: Андросович; 1979[2] – 21 October 2021) was a Ukrainian[3] cinematographer and journalist credited with work on more than 30 films, short films and TV miniseries, including the films Archenemy, Darlin', and Blindfire.[4][5]
Hutchins was born in 1979[6] in Horodets, Zhytomyr Oblast, USSR, but grew up in Murmansk,[1] on a Soviet military base in the Arctic.[1][7] She called herself an "army brat".[7] According to film historian Jim Hemphill, she first became interested in film while living at the military base.[8] She attended National Agricultural University[1] and then Kyiv National University, first studying economics before changing her study to journalism.[9] Hutchins graduated there with a degree in international journalism, and worked on documentary films as an investigative journalist in Eastern Europe.[10][11][12] She met her husband Matthew,[13] who is American, while in Kyiv.[14] They had a son.[13]
She moved to Los Angeles, California to focus on filmmaking, taking on roles in production and fashion photography.[15][16][7] In Los Angeles, she met Bob Primes [de], a cinematographer. He encouraged Hutchins to apply to the American Film Institute Conservatory, where he was a teacher.[16] She was accepted, and began studying there in 2013 for a two-year master's program, which she graduated from in 2015.[17][15] Stephen Lighthill [de] mentored her there.[15] Her thesis project, Hidden, made with director Rayan Farzad, was screened at the Camerimage International Film Festival, AFI Fest, and the Austin Film Festival.[15][18]
In 2018, she was one of the first eight female cinematographers participating in the Fox DP Lab program, which was established to provide greater opportunities for women cinematographers.[18][19] In 2019, she was named one of the "10 up-and-coming directors of photography who are making their mark" by American Cinematographer.[15] She was director of photography on Adam Egypt Mortimer's 2020 film Archenemy.[20] She is also credited for work on the films Darlin' (2019),[21] Blindfire (2020), and The Mad Hatter (2021).[22][23]
Main article: 2021 Rust shooting incident
On 21 October 2021, Hutchins was working in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as director of photography on the set of the Western film Rust, when actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun, seriously injuring her and director Joel Souza. She later died from her injuries at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, at the age of 42.[24] Baldwin released a statement the next day expressing shock and sadness at the incident. He said he would cooperate with police, and offered support to her family.[25]
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Hutchins was born in 1979[6] in Horodets, Zhytomyr Oblast, USSR, but grew up in Murmansk,[1] on a Soviet military base in the Arctic.[1][7] She called herself an "army brat".[7] According to film historian Jim Hemphill, she first became interested in film while living at the military base.[8] She attended National Agricultural University[1] and then Kyiv National University, first studying economics before changing her study to journalism.[9] Hutchins graduated there with a degree in international journalism, and worked on documentary films as an investigative journalist in Eastern Europe.[10][11][12] She met her husband Matthew,[13] who is American, while in Kyiv.[14] They had a son.[13]
She moved to Los Angeles, California to focus on filmmaking, taking on roles in production and fashion photography.[15][16][7] In Los Angeles, she met Bob Primes [de], a cinematographer. He encouraged Hutchins to apply to the American Film Institute Conservatory, where he was a teacher.[16] She was accepted, and began studying there in 2013 for a two-year master's program, which she graduated from in 2015.[17][15] Stephen Lighthill [de] mentored her there.[15] Her thesis project, Hidden, made with director Rayan Farzad, was screened at the Camerimage International Film Festival, AFI Fest, and the Austin Film Festival.[15][18]
In 2018, she was one of the first eight female cinematographers participating in the Fox DP Lab program, which was established to provide greater opportunities for women cinematographers.[18][19] In 2019, she was named one of the "10 up-and-coming directors of photography who are making their mark" by American Cinematographer.[15] She was director of photography on Adam Egypt Mortimer's 2020 film Archenemy.[20] She is also credited for work on the films Darlin' (2019),[21] Blindfire (2020), and The Mad Hatter (2021).[22][23]
Main article: 2021 Rust shooting incident
On 21 October 2021, Hutchins was working in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as director of photography on the set of the Western film Rust, when actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun, seriously injuring her and director Joel Souza. She later died from her injuries at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, at the age of 42.[24] Baldwin released a statement the next day expressing shock and sadness at the incident. He said he would cooperate with police, and offered support to her family.[25]
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