‘Armed Only With a Camera’: The Dangers of Journalism on the Front

Brent Renaud died in Ukraine and his brother pays tribute in a moving documentary.
‘Armed Only With a Camera’: The Dangers of Journalism on the Front
Brent (L) and Craig Renaud attend The 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony on May 31, 2015. Brent was killed in Ukraine in 2022. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Peabody Awards
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TV-MA | 37m | Documentary | 2025

Documentary filmmaker and photojournalist Brent Renaud reported from some of the most violent places on earth. These included Iraq, Somalia, and, despite assurances you might have heard to the contrary, Chicago. Renaud died on March 13, 2022 in Ukraine, strafed by Russian bullets, as he tried to film a group of Ukrainian civilians attempting to evacuate across a bridge outside Kyiv.

Joe Bendel
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