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

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Documentary
Director:Brent Renaud,Craig Renaud

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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StatusReleased
Release DateMarch 9, 2025
Release Dates
American Samoa:
Digital - Oct 21, 2025
Czechia:
Digital - Oct 21, 2025
Guam:
Digital - Oct 22, 2025
Northern Mariana Islands:
Digital - Oct 22, 2025
Puerto Rico:
Digital - Oct 21, 2025
TV - Oct 21, 2025
Runtime39dk
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Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Español, Український

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CinemaSerf6/10

Hmmm. I wasn't sure about this film. On the face of it, it provides us with a poignant critique of the dangers faced, time immemorial, by wartime journalists. Since the Crimean War, if not before, people have donned armbands or carried accreditation that is all the armour they have when they enter zones that any sane person would avoid like the plague. For just as long, they have been perishing at…

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