Friends and colleagues shared memories of working with the promising cinematographer.
My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna."
Born in the Ukraine, Hutchins grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle.
‘Rust’ cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on Oct. 21, 2021 in a shooting incident during production.Fred Hayes/Getty Images
She later attended the Kyiv National University, where she received a graduate degree in international journalism.
Her first gig as a cinematographer on a feature film was working on 2017’sSnowbound, helmed by Olia Oparina.
The filmmakers and talent she worked with sang her praises in life and in death.
Halyna Hutchins.Mat Hayward/Getty Images
“I’m so sad about losing Halyna.
“She was a brilliant talent who was absolutely committed to art and to film.”
“You were going to keep making amazing films,” she added.
“Much love to her family.
I’m so sorry for their loss.
And of course I’m angry.
This has to stop happening on set.
My thoughts are with the whole crew and cast of her current project too.”
She calledRust,starring Baldwin andJensen Ackles, “a HUGE opportunity for her.”
“She was so young and so talented,” Smith wrote on Instagram.
“Halyna and i spent so much time together.
She was so beautifully gracious and words can not express how supportive she was to me.
She loved black women, loved Harlem, was SUCH a hard worker.
This woman was AMAZING.”
Hutchins is survived by her husband, Matthew, and their son.
