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Building and supporting a community of storytellers.

Brent Renaud, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, was murdered trying to tell the story of refugees in Irpin, Ukraine. Brent believed you must enter peoples’ lives to truly tell their stories — enter with profound respect, humanity and humility. It’s this approach and authentic work that the Foundation was formed to maintain.
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Filmmaker, son, brother, uncle and friend to many.


Our mentor program provides future filmmakers the invaluable experience of working alongside accomplished documentary filmmakers.

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Brent Renaud always believed strongly in the power of mentorship.

From the very beginning of his career at the Downtown Community TV Center in New York (www.dctvny.org), Brent was always actively mentoring young storytellers.

The Renaud Brothers were fortunate to have legendary filmmaker Jon Alpert as their mentor, and most importantly, they were inspired by DCTV's mission to empower young filmmakers to tell their own stories.

The Brent Renaud Foundation mentorship program is being designed and led by award-winning storytellers (in documentaries, film, print and photojournalism) who were once mentored by Brent and Craig Renaud, and are now among the best in their fields. All of these storytellers share a love for mentoring, and they know how important it is for emerging artists to have a community of support along what will undoubtedly be a challenging career path.

Meet our mentors

Director / Producer / Showrunner
Writer-director / Editor / Composer
Senior Executive Producer / Reporter
Documentary Photographer
Filmmaker / Educator / Writer
Director / Cinematographer
Journalist / Documentary Filmmaker

Photographer / Director / Producer / Editor

Documentary Filmmaker / Cinematographer
Documentary Filmmaker

Meet our mentors

Director / Producer / Showrunner
Writer-director / Editor / Composer
Senior Executive Producer / Reporter

Documentary Photographer

Filmmaker / Educator / Writer
Director / Cinematographer
Journalist / Documentary Filmmaker

Photographer / Director / Producer / Editor

Documentary Filmmaker / Cinematographer

Foundation News & Notes

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The family and foundation wanted to thank the community for all the love, support and generous donations.
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The Brent Renaud Foundation hosted its first of what promises to be many events at the Arkansas PBS Studios in Conway.
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Brothers Craig and Brent Renaud receive Distinguished Service Awards at Arkansas Press Freedom Gala.
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DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema Honors Documentary Filmmaker Brent Renaud, Killed In Ukraine, With Lobby Dedication.
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Brent and Craig

Renaud Brothers
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View award-winning work from
Brent and Craig

Renaud Brothers