2026 Academy Awards Predictions – Best Live Action, Documentary, and Animated Short (Part 6)

Part 6. I’m almost out of this numeric hellscape. So many numbers…all I see is numbers…I can’t even remember how I started down this path. Let us count the ways, but how? All I can think is “six.” Has it always just been 6?

Here’s Part 1. Don’t forget Part 2. Part 3 is magical. I’ve never seen anything quite like Part 4. Part 5 will open your third eye and show you a wondrous universe of the…

2026 Academy Awards Predictions – Best Live Action, Documentary, and Animated Short (Part 6)

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud
USA, 2025

this NEEDS a proper, longer version, with better pacing and more time to let the stories breathe.

its heart is in the right place though.

Documentary on U.S. Reporter Killed by Russian Forces in Ukraine Wins SXSW Award

Russia-Ukraine talks today as war comes close to NATO’s borders: 10 updates | World News

Russia-Ukraine talks today as war comes close to NATO’s borders: 10 updates | World News

In a huge escalation of tensions, Russian missiles, said Kyiv, pounded a military base – a critical hub for cooperation with NATO countries – in west Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people. While the safety of journalists – apart from civilians – in the warzone remains a big concern, a 51-year-old American correspondent – Brent Renaud – was killed in Irpin, outside the capital city. On Monday, both…

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Nina Golgowski at HuffPost:

An award-winning American journalist and filmmaker was killed by Russian forces outside Kyiv on Sunday, the head of the region’s police force said.

Brent Renaud, a 51-year-old Peabody Award recipient, was fatally shot in Irpin, northwest of Ukraine’s capital. A second journalist was injured along with him, said Andriy Nebytov, the head of Kyiv’s regional police force, in a message posted on Facebook. (Warning: The message includes disturbing photos of a body, believed to be that of the filmmaker.)

Nebytov also shared a photo of Renaud’s passport and media credentials issued by The New York Times.

“Of course, the profession of journalism carries risks. Nonetheless, U.S. citizen Brent Renaud paid with his life trying to highlight the deceit, cruelty and ruthlessness of the aggressor,” Nebytov’s post read.

Renaud was not on assignment for the Times in Ukraine at the time of his death. A Times press badge he was wearing had been issued for an assignment “many years ago,” a spokesperson for the news outlet said Sunday.

“We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud’s death. Brent was a talented filmmaker who had contributed to The New York Times over the years,” the Times said in a statement.

RIP Brent Renaud. He was killed by the invading Russian forces in Irpin, Ukraine. 

Ukraine War: Journalists Scared of theirs Lives as American Reporter is Gunned down.

Updated on 0108 EAT on Monday 14th March 2022

By E K Benj @hicginewsagency

International Editors are rethinking withdraw of their staff covering the Russia – Ukraine War following merciless Killing of New York Times Journalist (NYT Denys Brent Renaud no longer there staff) a 51-year-old also filmmaker and US citizen.

Directors Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud pose with their award at the 74th…

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Suxufi Maraykanka u dhashay oo lagu dilay dalka Ukraine

Suxufi Maraykanka u dhashay oo lagu dilay dalka Ukraine

Ukraine-(Berberanews)-Suxufi Maraykan ah oo ka shaqaynaysay Ukraine ayaa lagu dilay magaalada Irpin ee duleedka Kyiv, sida ay booliisku sheegeen.

Brent Renaud oo 50 jir ah ayaa ahaa wariye iyo filim sameeye horay uga soo shaqeeyay wargeyska New York Times.

Taliyaha booliska ee Kyiv Andriy Nebytov ayaa sheegay in ay beegsadeen askarta Ruushka. Laba wariye oo kale ayaa ku dhaawacmay kuwaas oo loo…

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Matan a periodista que cubría invasión rusa a Ucrania

Matan a periodista que cubría invasión rusa a Ucrania

Brent Renaud, de 51 años, fue atacado mientras daba cobertura a la evacuación de civiles en Irpen, Ucrania
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A colleague of  Brent Renaud  recounts what happened  

State of the Art (2019)

Meth Storm (2017)

“Some viewers might be turned off by Meth Storm’s pessimism. It scrutinizes a major problem in America without offering solutions, without reasoning that maybe there are ways to overpower the issue at its forefront. But I find such things to be examples of why the movie is so powerful: because it is so honest, it encourages us to reevaluate our own preconceived notions about meth addiction and look at the larger issue with empathy.”

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