David Burton Morris was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He made his first feature film, Loose Ends, while at UCLA film school. He returned to Minnesota to make the feature film, Purple Haze. He returned again in to film Patti Rocks, which won the Coup de Coeur for Best Feature Film at the Deauville International Film Festival, Critics Week at the Venice International Film Fesitval and was nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards. Both Purple Haze and Patti Rocks were shown in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Purple Haze won the Grand Jury Prize at the festival. His first feature film, Loose Ends, was also shown out of competition at the festival. His films have received twenty-five nominations, including seven Emmy nominations. His directing work has won Cable ACE awards and he has been nominated for a DGA award and a Directing Emmy nomination. Since 2016 he has been a full time resident of Minnesota where he lives with his screenwriter wife, Victoria Wozniak, and various animals.
