Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud | "POWERFUL AND GUT-WRENCHING" | Academy Award® Nominee - Best Documentary Short Film

March 03, 2026 Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud | "POWERFUL AND GUT-WRENCHING" | Academy Award® Nominee - Best Documentary Short Film FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM If you do not read this message correctly, click here FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud Directed by Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud Produced by Juan Arredondo, Christof Putzel Executive Producers: Jon Alpert, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Tina Nguyen Consulting Editor: Jean Tsien, ACE 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. "PRINCIPLED JOURNALISM ABOUT A PRINCIPLED JOURNALIST" Decider "POWERF... read