Regis Tremblay 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.
Ed Curtin was educated in the classics, philosophy, literature, theology, and sociology, He has taught sociology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. His writing on varied topics has appeared widely over many years. He writes as a public intellectual for the general public, not as a specialist for a narrow readership. He blogs at Behind the Curtain.