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 en 39 minutes

Rating: 7.6

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.

Trailer

Cast

Brent Renaud

Brent Renaud

Self

Craig Renaud

Craig Renaud

Self

Jon Alpert

Jon Alpert

Self

Juan Arredondo

Juan Arredondo

Self

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Self (archival footage)

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper

Self (archival footage)

Similar Movies

In Ukraine

In Ukraine

pl

February 18, 2023

The Man with the Lantern

The Man with the Lantern

it

January 22, 2018

Korespondent Bryan

Korespondent Bryan

pl

September 1, 2010

Eastern Front

Eastern Front

uk

April 13, 2023

Shadow of War

Shadow of War

mo

March 10, 2024

Our War

Our War

fr

June 11, 2025

Slava Ukraini

Slava Ukraini

fr

February 22, 2023

War Photographer

War Photographer

de

November 1, 2001

Evacuation

Evacuation

uk

March 11, 2021

Russians at War

Russians at War

en

September 5, 2024

Alžběta

Alžběta

cs

Invalid date

A Good Year

A Good Year

uk

December 29, 2020

Love+War

Love+War

en

October 24, 2025

Children beyond the war

Children beyond the war

en

June 11, 2024