‘Rust’ Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Getting Docu Treatment From Story Syndicate, Director Rachel Mason; Project Authorized By DP’s Husband Matt Hutchins
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Story Syndicate has launched production on a feature documentary exploring the life and work of celebrated cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and her untimely death on the set of the Western, Rust.
Emmy nominee Rachel Mason (Circus of Books) is helming the feature, which has the full backing of the DP’s husband, Matt Hutchins, with Julee Metz producing for Story Syndicate.
The as-yet-untitled documentary being made with exclusive access to Hutchins’ personal and professional archives will paint a powerful portrait of her journey from her youth living on a remote Soviet naval base and then in Kyiv, Ukraine, to becoming one of independent film’s most in-demand cinematographers.
The celebration of and tribute to Hutchins’ craft will also examine circumstances on the set of Rust, the Alec Baldwin-led indie on which Hutchins was fatally injured, and the emotional journey of those involved in the completion of the film.
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