Our Time: UCF Football filmmaker Brent Renaud killed in Ukraine covering the war

Brent Renaud was an award-winning filmmaker who directed the famous Our Time: UCF Football for ESPN plus was killed covering the war in Ukraine.

Renaud was just 50 years old at the time of death.

The 50-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, native was gathering material for a report about refugees when his vehicle was hit at a checkpoint in Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Brent Renaud, an award-winning American filmmaker and journalist, was killed on Sunday while reporting in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb, Ukrainian authorities said. https://t.co/4ckuHiZoxK

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 13, 2022

Renaud also had ties to the University of Central Florida. The UCF athletic family says he was the director and cinematographer of a series called, “Our Time – UCF Knights Football”. The ESPN series was filmed last year.  UCF’s athletic director and former star quarterback shared the news to Twitter wishing Renaud’s colleagues and family peace during this time.

Sad News! Brent was the Director of our “Our Time Show”. He did great job and was a super nice person. We wish his colleagues and family peace during this tough time. https://t.co/L6UJbJRpUU

— Terry Mohajir (@TerryMohajirAD) March 13, 2022

I’m so shook right now. We got so close during your time with me at UCF. We checked on each other so often and talked about so much during my time off of the field. We even talked about when you used to go to Iran to film documentaries. Rest In Peace Brent. God bless. Prayers up. https://t.co/o2wiD2WC0g

— Dillon Gabriel (@_dillongabriel_) March 13, 2022

Please pray for the family of Renaud during this tough time. Renaud and his brother were two of the best upcoming filmmakers in the country. Please keep his brother Craig and his surviving family in your prayers during this very tough time.