GEORGE SIKHARULIDZE

George Sikharulidze was born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia just before the collapse of the Soviet Union. At 18, he moved to the United States to pursue his studies in New York. He received a B.S. in Media Studies from New York University and an M.F.A. in Film Directing from Columbia university. Apart from writing and directing, George is a professor of filmmaking at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.