
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
2025 · short film · 39 min · ★ 7.3
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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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-03-09
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 39 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (26 votes)
Themes
- war photographer
- war journalism
- russo-ukrainian war
Cast & crew

Brent Renaud
as Self
- CR
Craig Renaud
as Self

Jon Alpert
as Self
- JA
Juan Arredondo
as Self

Volodymyr Zelenskyy
as Self (archival footage)

Anderson Cooper
as Self (archival footage)
Directed by Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud