PRESS
Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short ‘Armed Only With A Camera’ Getting Narrative Feature Adaptation;
Jay Russell Directing
Jay Russell, a filmmaker with credits including the firefighter thriller Ladder 49, the romantic fantasy Tuck Everlasting, and My Dog Skip, will direct from a script written with Craig Renaud, the late Brent Renaud‘s brother and longtime collaborator. The project is being developed in conjunction with executive producers Michael McConnell and Zero Gravity Management (Ozark, The Accountant).
DEMOCRACY NOW! INTERVIEW
“Armed Only with a Camera”: Oscar-Nominated Doc Honors Brent Renaud and Other “Fallen Journalists”
We speak with filmmaker Craig Renaud, the director of Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, an HBO documentary about his brother, photojournalist Brent Renaud, who was killed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine in 2022.
CNN AC360
Anderson Cooper interviews director Craig Renaud and producer Juan Arredondo about Armed Only With A Camera
"I hope that people see Brent's compassion and understand why journalists and filmmakers do this kind of work": Craig Renaud on his brother's legacy and his new film "Armed Only With A Camera".
Armed Only With A Camera:
The Life and Death of Brent Renaud wins SXSW Audience Award
The HBO film honoring Brent Renaud wins the SXSW Audience Award. Filmmaker Magazine calls it "a powerful tribute to all conflict zone journalists, and to all victims of our never-ending wars."