Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Three years after fatal shooting on set, Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed
PBS News: Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland with a dedication to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot in an accident on the set three years ago.
Organizers called for a minute of silence before showing the film, which opened to a full house at the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage in the city of Torun.
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I feel that the aftermath of the accident on the set of Rust has been in the news repeatedly for years. I didn’t realize that it only happened three years ago. Before reading this article I was also not aware that the film had been completed and released. I understand why Halyna Hutchin’s husband would want her final work to be finished, but I can also understand why her mother is suing Baldwin and the production. Either way, I don’t think there was a right answer as to how to proceed after her death. The project had already gained a bad reputation, and I doubt the general public would be as aware of the film if this hadn’t happened. One of the main lessons we can take away from this as future professionals in the industry is the importance of safety. Safety will always need to be the number one priority, and a slip of the mind could result in deadly consequences.
I really can see both sides of Hutchins’ Mother and Husband. Of course, it is a tragedy that Hutchins’ was shot and killed but I am not against the continuation of the production and premiere of the movie. I do think that Baldwin should have apologized for the involuntary manslaughter. Even though Baldwin was not directly responsible for the loading of the firearm, he should have known better for the handling and safety for the actors on set with him when firearms are present. As he was tried for his crime this is absolved under the view of the law, but for the mother, there should have been an apology. The mother’s view of cancelling the film because she saw it as an abuse of the memory of her child for profit and because of Baldwin’s refusal to apologize is justified. Hutchin’s husband is also justified in wanting to see the last production that she was able to work on be shown to the world to remember her. I think bringing on Matthew Hutchins’ as an executive producer to finish the film is the right way to memorialize her as the film is the last testament she will make to the world in her career.
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