Russia: Then and Now, Ep. 4: Special Guest Regis Tremblay

About Regis Tremblay

Regis is an American from the state of Maine who has been living in Russia for nearly four years. He is a veteran filmmaker who has led a life of adventure and worn many different hats.

He spent 30 years in a religious order and 14 years as a Catholic priest. He taught high school journalism in Tucson, Arizona, which, he says, planted some seeds, such as his love of story-telling and the many films he eventually produced. While in Arizona, he raised a family, ran a successful consulting company, and later, started a nonprofit. After that, he returned to Maine where he worked as a radio show host.

Regis has traveled around the world to make documentaries like “The Ghosts of Jeju,” which he filmed in South Korea in 2012. Jeju is an eye-opening documentary about an island where the United States opened a naval base, causing great harm to the local ecosystem and indigenous people of Jeju, whose protests fell upon deaf ears.

After filming Jeju, Regis traveled to Russia to finish producing “Thirty Seconds to Midnight,” a film about the growing threat of a nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia.

These experiences were life-changing for Regis, who in 2020 moved to Yalta, Russia, to begin a new life.

Unfortunately, dozens of his interviews and videos have been censored by the tech giant YouTube which deleted his channel. Since then, Regis has made his films and interviews available on other platforms.

You can watch “The Ghosts of Jeju” here.

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Here is “Thirty Seconds to Midnight.”

Another of Regis’ films, “Who Are These Russians and Why Do We Hate Them,” can be seen here.

And a short film that Regis made during his first trip to Russia in 2016, “Je Suis Russia,” can be seen here.

Regis is also the founder of “Friends of Crimea, USA,” an international association that develops intercultural communication, contacts and cooperation with organizations around the world that share the association’s goals. The Association meets regularly to assess the political, economic and cultural developments around the Republic of Crimea and explore case studies. A central aim of the Association is to draw academics, activists, artists, journalists, jurists, public policymakers, and other colleagues into activities.

You can read more about Regis Tremblay and find many of his videos and interviews on his website.

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