Brent Renaud was an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist whose reporting spanned the US-Mexico border, Haiti, and Ukraine. Armed Only With a Camera, directed by his younger brother Craig Renaud and produced by photojournalist Juan Arredondo, debuted at the HollyShorts film festival. The film relies heavily on footage Brent shot over two decades and includes harrowing scenes filmed during the ambush that killed him on 13 March 2022. After setting out to follow a family in Ukraine, Brent and Arredondo were gunned down by Russian soldiers; Arredondo survived with severe wounds while Brent did not. Colleagues captured the aftermath and preserved firsthand accounts.
After setting out to follow a family in Ukraine for an independent film the brothers were producing, Brent and Arredondo were gunned down by Russian soldiers on 13 March 2022. Arredondo was heavily wounded; Brent was shot in the neck and did not survive. According to the driver, [the ambush] wasn't more than five minutes, said Arredondo. But for me, it just felt an eternity.
Arredondo, despite his injuries, was determined to give an accurate account of what happened to his friend. The film captures harrowing scenes from that day, filmed by Brent in his last moments. The events following the attack were filmed by Craig and Christof Putzel, a producer of the film and trusted colleague who worked alongside the Renaud brothers in many conflict zones over the years.
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