Phil Wilson was born in Washington State. His father was a Naval Shipyard worker and his mother was a Retail Store Manager. While in film school, his short film, "Rocket" won "Best Family Drama" at the Hollywood Student Film Festival. He owns his own Telly Award winning production company, Cream Soda Films, which produces high quality documentary films for non-profits. He is the Professor of Digital Filmmaking at Olympic College in Bremerton, WA.