A graduate of Cornell University, Georgie Roland studied further at The London School of Economics and at the University of Southern California Graduate Film Program. After winning awards for both writing and directing, yet disillusioned by Hollywood, he returned to his home town in Pennsylvania and began working blue collar jobs.
Based on his experiences, he has several projects in development, including his first narrative feature to be set in Northeastern PA, as well as a novel based on his 2 years of experience as the Night Shift Supervisor in the kitchen of a Pennsylvania County Prison.
His first documentary feature, "The Town That Was," is scheduled to be released this year. Co-directed with his creative partner, Chris Perkel, the film is a character study of one of the last 11 remaining residents of Centralia, Pennsylvania, a town ravaged by an underground mine fire.