The emotion is still palpable, almost a week after the drama that played out on the set of a western in the state of New Mexico in the United States. A relative of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was killed by the shot accidentally fired by actor Alec Baldwin, posted a heartbreaking photo on Facebook.
Serge Svetnoy, lighting designer on the set of the film and friend of Halyna Hutchins, has indeed published on his Facebook account a snapshot on which we can see several members of the filming team, including Halyna Hutchins, positioned from behind and taking a hat off white, as well as Alec Baldwin, recognizable by his cowboy costume.
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According to the technician’s comment accompanying the photo published the day after the drama, this is the last photo of the cinematographer captured on the film set.
“His blood was on my hands”
A few days after this post, Serge Svetnoy shared another photo of him and Halyna, this time smiling in front of the camera. The man accompanied this post with a long text in which he expresses his sadness and anger. “Yes, we were side by side with Halyna in that fatal shot that took her life and injured director Joel Souza. I held her in my arms while she was dying. His blood was on my hands, ”he notably testified on the social network.
Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza, director of the feature film, “were shot and wounded when Alec Baldwin discharged a gun used in the filming” of the movie “Rust,” Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Services said. in a press release, a few hours after the tragedy.