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

Mar 9, 2025

0h 39m

★ 7.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films

Downtown Community Television Center

Renaud Brothers Films

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Cast

Self

Brent Renaud

Self

Craig Renaud

Self

Jon Alpert

Self

Juan Arredondo

Self (archival footage)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Self (archival footage)

Anderson Cooper

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