Brent Renaud in Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025)

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

Short2025• TV-MA• 37m
DocumentaryShortWar
⭐ 7.0 / 10(2,112)

An intimate chronicle about documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed while reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
37m
Released
2025
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 2025

Storyline

An intimate chronicle about documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed while reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• At the 98th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Best Documentary Short Film.

• Armed only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 9, 2025 in Documentary Short Competition.

• It was made available to stream on HBO Max on October 21, 2025.

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

Too short to a great commitment

šŸ‘ 7 Ā· 10/26/2025
⭐ 7/10

A beautiful memorial in documentary form.

šŸ‘ 4 Ā· 1/3/2026
⭐ 10/10

Deserving of every Award and every Attention

šŸ‘ 10 Ā· 10/23/2025

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