Phil Morrison

Phil Morrison

Biography

Phil Morrison was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1968. His NYU student film, "Tater Tomater," written by Angus MacLachlan, was featured at the Sundance Film Festival and on American Playhouse. It is distributed by First Run Features and was one of very few shorts to be selected by the Museum of Modern Art for its First Run retrospective in May, 2001.

He was Consulting Producer and Director of several episodes of the highly regarded series "Upright Citizens Brigade" for Comedy Central. Other work includes an episode of "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" for Nickelodeon and a long-form Godard homage for X-Girl Clothing, starring Chloe Sevigny. He has directed many TV commercials. His music videos include clips for Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Superchunk, The Feelies, Lemonheads, Rocket from the Crypt and Juliana Hatfield.

Sony Pictures Classics

Director

Movies
2013

All Is Bright

2005

Junebug

 

Perfect Partner

2004

Superchunk: Crowding Up Your Visual Field

Series
2011

Enlightened

 

Consider Helen (S01E09)

1998

Upright Citizens Brigade

Documentaries
1991

Goo

Music videos
1997

Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube

Short
2004

Corporate Ghost (video compilation)

1990

Tater Tomater

Actor