Documentary · United States of America · 2025 · 39m

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

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Director
Brent RenaudCraig Renaud
Cast
Brent Renaud as Self Craig Renaud as Self Jon Alpert as Self Juan Arredondo as Self Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Self (archival footage) Anderson Cooper as Self (archival footage)
Crew
Brent Renaud — Director of Photography Craig Renaud — Director of Photography Jon Alpert — Director of Photography Brent Renaud — Editor Craig Renaud — Editor Jon Alpert — Editor
Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
war photographerwar journalismrusso-ukrainian war
Key Collaborators
Brent Renaud Director Craig Renaud Director Brent Renaud Director of Photography Craig Renaud Director of Photography Jon Alpert Director of Photography Brent Renaud Editor Craig Renaud Editor Jon Alpert Editor Juan Arredondo Editor Naomi Mizoguchi Editor Brent Renaud Producer Craig Renaud Producer
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