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

Plot

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.

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

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud is a 2025 American documentary short film, directed by Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud. It chronicles the years Craig Renaud and his brother Brent Renaud, who was killed on March 13, 2022, spent covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts. It had its world premiere in the Documentary Short Competition at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 9. It was released by HBO Documentary Films on HBO Max on October 21. At the 98th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Best Documentary Short Film.

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