Chris Roland

In 1992 Chris Roland sold everything he owned, slipped on a comfortable pair of shoes, and backpacked around the world, leaving behind his native Los Angeles. Three years and forty countries later, his trek took him to Cape Town where he now makes his home. Chris' career spans thirty-five years in the entertainment industry as a Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Distributor, and Disc Jockey. Chris has been involved in over eighty productions, including "VHI in Maui" for MTV Networks, the TV sitcom, Help Wanted, which he produced and directed for The Family Channel, and Sportstyles, in association with Fries Entertainment. In 1997, he wrote, directed and produced the virtual reality ride film, Cape Extreme, and produced and directed the Sid Shanti music video for Phantasm Records. In that same year, he co-founded "The Imaginarium" and "South African Film Finance Corporation" with his partner, Izidore Codron. Under this new banner, Chris produced the National Geographic World War I doc