David grew up just outside the Lake District in rural northwest England, where he and his three brothers thrived on an upbringing of film watching and storytelling. Upon graduating from University College London he entered the film industry working for Revolution Films and has since worked on many productions in a number of roles, learning from top directors and producers from the British and American industries along the way. Collaborating with his brother Michael, "The Merciless Beauty" was David's producing debut, provocatively blending classic poetic literature with contemporary otherworldly magical realism in the short form.