
Brent Renaud
Director, editor, cinematographer and producer · Died March 13, 2022, aged 50 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Directors Guild Award nominee
Brent Renaud (October 2, 1971 - March 13, 2022) was an American journalist and documentary filmmaker. He was fatally shot by Russian forces on Sunday March 13, 2022 while on assignment in Ukraine.
Biography from TMDB.
- October 2, 1971
- March 13, 2022 (aged 50)
- Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Director, editor, cinematographer and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Known for
What are Brent Renaud's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 6
Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 7
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Brent Renaud's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).
- Dope Sick Love (2005) · director, producer, cinematographer, editor
- Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later (2007) · director, producer, cinematographer, editor
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025) · actor, director, producer, cinematographer, editor
- Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery (2008) · editor
- Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana (2008) · cinematographer
- Meth Storm (2017) · director, producer, cinematographer, editor
Subscription and free streaming for Brent Renaud's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all filmsAbove & Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

State of the Art(2019)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Shelter(2016)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Meth Storm(2017)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Dayveon(2017)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Last Chance High(2014)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all filmsWarrior Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Dope Sick Love(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all filmsOff to War - From Rural Arkansas to Iraq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office
Dayveon (2017)

Highest rated
Dope Sick Love (2005)

Most popular right now
Meth Storm (2017)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Directors Guild Award in 2006, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Brent Renaud's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Brent Renaud work with?
People who share at least 2 of Brent Renaud's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Renaud shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Craig RenaudShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), State of the Art (2019), Dayveon (2017), Meth Storm (2017), Shelter (2016), Last Chance High (2014), Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery (2008), Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later (2007), Dope Sick Love (2005)See all 9 shared titles with Craig Renaud

- Jon AlpertShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana (2008), Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery (2008), Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later (2007), Dope Sick Love (2005)See all 5 shared titles with Jon Alpert

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Stephen BaileyShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), State of the Art (2019), Meth Storm (2017), Shelter (2016), Last Chance High (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Stephen Bailey
- Amman AbbasiShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), Dayveon (2017), Meth Storm (2017), Shelter (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Amman Abbasi

- Matthew O'NeillShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana (2008), Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Matthew O'Neill

- David MenesesShared titles: Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana (2008), Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery (2008)See all 2 shared titles with David Meneses
Producers
- Sheila NevinsShared titles: Meth Storm (2017), Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana (2008), Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery (2008), Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Sheila Nevins

- Courtney PledgerShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), State of the Art (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Courtney Pledger

- Lisa HellerShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Heller

- Nancy AbrahamShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Nancy Abraham

