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)Released

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

DocumentaryDrama

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

HBO Documentary FilmsDowntown Community Television Center

Spoken Languages

English

Release Date

2025-03-09

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Runtime

39 minutes

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