Joel Souza’s Western film Rust will premiere in November at Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival. The movie featuring Alec Baldwin made news due to the on-set shooting that resulted in the death of Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (Also Read: Quentin Tarantino blames Alec Baldwin for Rust shooting death: ‘The actor is 10% responsible’ ) Rust to premiere in Poland Deadline reports that in addition to the film’s debut at the film festival, director Joel, cinematographer Bianca Cline, and Halyna’s mentor Stephen Lighthill will hold a panel discussion after the screening.
They will discuss how they continued with the film’s production after Halyna’s death, the role of women in cinematography, and safety on film sets. Halyna is said to have lobbied during the film’s production to screen it at Poland’s Camerimage, a festival that honours cinematographers. The report states that it’s unclear whether Alec will attend the film’s screening.
The film festival runs from November 16-23. Rust tells the story of a 13-year-old boy left to fend for himself and his brother after their parents died in the 1880s. Internet reacts Given that one person died and director Joel was left injured due to an accidental shooting by Alec with a prop gun, the internet finds it ‘disrespectful’ that they are still releasing the film.
One person wrote on Instagram, “I can’t believe they still made this.” Another wrote, “Releasing this film is incredibly disrespectful..
