It’s been almost 3 years since the tragic death of cinematographer Halnya Hutchins. Hutchins was shot during the filming of the Alec Baldwin Western Rust when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun during preparations for the scene. Alec Baldwin is facing manslaughter charges, a multitude of court cases, and verdicts; however, amongst everything, the movie Rust will still debut at the EnergaCameraimage International Cinematography Film Festival in Torun, Poland. Here’s everything you need to know about the actor-producer and director Alec Baldwin and the movie Rust.
Rust Production
The movie Rust was directed by Joel Souza and starred Alec Baldwin, Travis Flimmel, Brady Noon, Francis Fisher, Jensen Ackles, and Devon Workheiser. The film takes place in the 1880s and follows a 13-year-old boy in Wyoming who, after being left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents, finds himself on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he was sent to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher.” The movie was shot on an 8 million dollar budget and will be distributed by the Avenue Entertainment Company. Filming began in New Mexico on October 6th, 2021, and the accident only happened a few weeks later, on October 21st.
Many people all over the world speculate how this film can’t succeed after such a traumatic event; however, the filmmakers aren’t attempting to be successful as much as they are looking for the movement of the tragic accident to be successful as well as Halyna Hutchins’ vision to be preserved for the world to see. The filmmakers of Rust want to share with the industry the importance of safety onset as well as how they continued to shoot after the death of Hutchins. While it is clear that the events that have taken place in the film production rust are horrible and avoidable, the industry needs to move forward, ensuring that it never happens again.
The Release Date
Amidst all the controversy, backlash, court dates, guilty pleas, and public ridicule, the movie Rust still ensures audiences of the release date at the EnergaCameraimage International Cinematography Film Festival in Torun, Poland, this November. The reason is not to try to make back their meager 8 million dollars, but way more admirable. The festival released a statement saying, “In the panel, following the screening of Rust, the filmmakers will discuss events surrounding the film, offering insight into continuing production after Halyna’s death. Maintaining Hutchins’ artistic vision, as tremendously challenging as it was for the entire crew, was important to the filmmakers, hoping to fulfill their duty to complete her work.”
Final Thoughts
For the last 3 years, the film Rust has been the talk of the town in Hollywood. Everyone and their producing grandfather have released a statement about set safety admitting the tragic event that happened in October 2021 to cinematographer Halnya Hutchins. In a positive turn of events, Rust will be released at the EnergaCameraimage International Cinematography Film Festival to showcase the skills of all the filmmakers who worked on the film and enlighten the rest of the film industry about what happened and how to avoid another accident. Meanwhile, Halyna Hutchins’s creative vision will remain preserved for the world to see, for she gave her life for what she loved, making movies.
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