Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

2025
39min

On March 13, 2022, filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers, the first American journalist to die while reporting on the war in Ukraine. His younger brother and collaborator, Craig Renaud, recovered Brent’s body and his final recordings from Ukraine and brought them back to their childhood home in Arkansas. As Brent’s journey to his final resting place unfolds, the film chronicles the years he and his brother spent covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts.

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Storyline

On March 13, 2022, filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers, the first American journalist to die while reporting on the war in Ukraine. His younger brother and collaborator, Craig Renaud, recovered Brent’s body and his final recordings from Ukraine and brought them back to their childhood home in Arkansas. As Brent’s journey to his final resting place unfolds, the film chronicles the years he and his brother spent covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts.
    Released
    March 2025
    Runtime
    39min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    HBO Documentary Films, Downtown Community Television Center, Renaud Brothers Films
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