Halyna Hutchins was a Los Angeles-based professional cinematographer who enjoyed playing with lighting and telling impressionistic stories. Darlin (2019), Archenemy (2020), and Blindfire are among her most well-known projects (2020). Hutchins has previously worked in Europe as a journalist for British documentary films. When she died, she was working on the set of Alec Baldwin’s upcoming film Rust.
Early life
Halyna Hutchins was born in Ukraine in 1979 and has not shared any information regarding her parents or any other details with the public as she does not like that. Hutchins was born and raised in the Arctic Circle on a Soviet military outpost. She studied international journalism at Kyiv National University and finished with a bachelor’s degree.
Halyna Hutchins Career
In her first career, she worked as an investigative journalist for British documentary productions in Eastern Europe. Inspired by cinematographers such as Christopher Doyle and Sergey Urusevskiy, she decided to focus on filmmaking and moved to Los Angeles, working first in various production-assistant jobs and as a grip-electric, while also shooting short films. On the recommendation of Emmy-winning cinematographer Robert Primes, she entered the American Film Institute Conservatory, the institute’s filmmaking MFA program, in 2013 and graduated two years later.
Her thesis project Hidden, in collaboration with classmate Farzad Ostovarzadeh, was screened at Camerimage, the European festival dedicated to cinematography. In 2018, she was one of eight female cinematographers selected for the inaugural 21st Century Fox DP Lab, and a year later she was selected as one of American Cinematographer magazine’s Rising Stars. She shot the indie superhero mystery movie Archenemy with Mortimer, which will be published in 2020 by SpectreVision and Voltage. The film, which stars Joe Manganiello, premiered at Beyond Fest 2020 and was in official competition at the Sitges International Film Festival, where it received the best film nomination.
Halyna Hutchins Biography |
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| Real Name | Halyna Hutchins |
| Birth Date | 1979 |
| Died Date | 21 October 2021 |
| Aged | 42 Years |
| Birth Place | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukrainian, American |
| Profession | Cinematographer |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | – |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 6” – in Centimeters – 168 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 50 kg – in Pounds – 110 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 6 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
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| School | – |
| College | American Film Institute Conservatory, |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Who is her husband? | Matthew Hutchins |
| Children | Andros Hutchins |
Personal life
Halyna married a Los Angeles-based attorney Matthew Hutchins and they stayed together until the death of Halyna. Matthew is currently serving in a law firm called “Latham & Watkins” as an attorney. During the 16 years of span, the couple enjoyed every bit of their life together and also raised a son Andros who is nine years old at the moment.
Cause of Death
Halyna Hutchins was killed in an incident involving a prop gun on the set of “Rust” on 21st October 2024. During the shooting of the movie “Rust,” Alec Baldwin cocked and fired a gun which meant to be loaded with blanks. Halyna was airlifted off the set of Rust, which began filming this month at Bonanza Creek Ranch. The gunshot also injured the film director, Joel Souza, who was receiving emergency care at a hospital in Santa Fe.
The International Cinematographers Guild confirmed the death of Halyna, stating that she died from the injuries sustained on the set. Although no charges have been filed against actor Alec Baldwin, the investigation is still ongoing. She was one of the rising stars in the cinematography field and will always be remembered for her amazing work.
Halyna Hutchins Net Worth
Halyna Hutchins’s net worth is estimated to be $500K and her source of income was from her cinematography career.
Trivia
- By profession, she was a Ukrainian-born cinematographer.
- From 2013 to 2015, she studied at the American Film Institute Conservatory, where Stephen Lighthill was a mentor.
