Halyna Hutchins
Halyna Anatoliivna Hutchins (Ukrainian: Галина Анатоліївна Хатчінс; née Androsovych, Ukrainian: Андросович, April 10, 1979 – October 21, 2021) was a Ukrainian cinematographer. She worked on more than 30 feature-length films, short films, and TV miniseries, including the films Archenemy, Darlin', and Blindfire. On October 21, 2021, she was accidentally shot by actor Alec Baldwin using a prop gun that was not properly checked during production on the set of the film Rust. The incident resulted in her death.
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| Full name at birth | Halyna Anatolevna Androsovych
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| Claim to fame | Archenemy (2020), Darlin' (2019) and Blindfire (2020).
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| Date of birth | 9 April 1979
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| Place of birth | Horodets, Zhytomyr Oblast, USSR
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| Date of death | 21 October 2021
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| Age | 42 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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| Cause of death | Accidentally shot dead while filming "Rush".
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| Occupation | Cinematographer, journalist
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| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Weight | 130 lbs (59 kg)
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- The Halyna Hutchins Memorial Scholarship Fund was launched within days after her death to provide financial support to female cinematographers.
- Soon after her death, actors like Julianne Moore, Dwayne Johnson, Olivia Wilde, Anna Paquin, Ava DuVernay, Ariana DeBose, Elijah Wood, and Lena Dunham signed an online petition called ‘Halyna’s Law’ that would help lobby for a ban on the use of real guns on television and film sets.
- Her life was tragically cut short on October 21, 2021, after actor Alec Baldwin unknowingly fired a loaded prop gun, a Pietta .45 Colt revolver, fatally shooting Halyna and injuring Joel Souza, the film’s director, during the shoot of the Western film, Rust.
- She was a self-professed adrenaline junkie.
- In 2019, the American Cinematographer magazine had included Halyna in its list of the ’10 Up-and-Coming Directors of Photography Who Are Making Their Mark’.
Halyna Hutchins is known for her role in the TV series A Town Called Victoria (2023) as additional cinematography (2 episodes, 2023).
She is also known for her role in the film The Mad Hatter (2021) - .
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