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The movie industry was shocked and in mourning after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on set when actor and producer Alec Baldwin fired a prop firearm.
Hutchins, 42, was the cinematographer on Baldwin's latest film, "Rust," a western shooting in New Mexico starring Baldwin, Travis Fimmel and Jensen Ackles.
According to law enforcement statements provided to CNN, Hutchins was shot around 1:50 p.m. Thursday, local time, and airlifted to hospital, but died of her injuries.
Born in Ukraine, Hutchins lived in Los Angeles and graduated from the American Film Institute in 2015. She is credited with producing 49 film, television and video titles during her career, according to IMDB.
She worked on such films as "Archenemy," starring Joe Manganiello, which was released last year, and was named a rising star by American Cinematographer magazine in 2019.
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According to his website, Hutchins grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle and initially studied journalism, graduating from Kiev National University with a degree in international journalism, before moving on to work in documentary productions across Europe and moving on. to the movies.
On her Instagram page, she describes herself as a "restless dreamer. Adrenaline junkie. Cinematographer" and shared photos from the set of "Rust."
Her last post, on Wednesday, featured a video of her riding a horse in New Mexico.
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Film director James Cullen Bressack commented on her post to say, "I will miss you my friend .... This is devastating."
Other directors paid tribute to Hutchins.
"Archenemy" director Adam Egypt Mortimer said: "I am very saddened by the loss of Halyna. And so infuriated that this could happen on set. He was a brilliant talent who was absolutely committed to art and film." .
He said in another tweet that he had "a brilliant mind."
The AFI Conservatory, a film school that is part of the American Film Institute (AFI), tweeted this Friday: "As is deeply true in the art of cinematography, words alone cannot capture the loss of someone so loved by the AFI community. At AFI, we are committed to keeping Halyna Hutchins alive in the spirit of all who strive to see their dreams come true in stories well told. "
Director Joel Souza, 48, was also injured in the incident and was taken to Christus St.
Baldwin was photographed looking distraught in the parking lot in front of the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office Thursday after being questioned.
Investigations are ongoing, and many people wonder how such a tragedy can happen on a movie set, 28 years after Bruce Lee's son, Brandon Lee, was accidentally killed on set by a firearm.
CNN's Sandra González contributed to this report.
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