Mirrror Films, the L.A. house headed by owner/executive producer Eric Barrett, has added director/DP Liz Hinlein to it roster. She had formerly been represented by production veteran Tom Mooney’s shop, Moon.
As a commercial director, Hinlein has traveled the world working for such brands as Dove, Revlon, Maybelline, Olay, Visine, Gillette and Nivea. She has shot in China, Moscow, Prague, Argentina, Brazil, Poland and Thailand. Her spot exploits also include directing celebrity talent such as Kelly Garner, Jonathan Tucker, Halle Berry, Britney Spears, and Mary J. Blige.
Hinlein is perhaps best known for her fashion/beauty work, and she sees Barrett as helping to further diversify her ad endeavors. “Eric Barrett is so dedicated to the industry,” she said. “He’s enthusiastic about his directors through his work with Mirror and the X-Dance Film Festival. I’m excited to see how he can broaden the work I’ve been doing focusing on Fashion and Beauty, but also opening me up to new opportunities in areas like automotive and sports, which are visceral and active.” In addition to her commercial career, Hinlein is in the midst of working her own feature film entitled Other People’s Children.
Born in Philadelphia, Hinlein received a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute (AFI). Her short films White Boys Can’t Dance, Mistress Ruby, and Haute Voltage have screened at venues worldwide, including the Berlin Film Festival, Slamdance, Blackwatch Film Festival, the NY Indie Film Festival, the Hamptons International Film Festival, and on Comedy Central.
Hinlein recently served as DP on the Candice Bushnell-written/Maybelline-sponsored The Boardroom, starring the ensemble cast of Jennie Garth, Jennifer Esposito, Talia Balsam, and Mary McCann. Hinlein also lensed the popular All About Me series for Strike TV, and the upcoming black women in rock documentary, Nice and Rough, starring Nona Hendrix and Cindy Blackman.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More