Matthew A. Cherry
Born: 1981-12-14
Known For: Directing
Biography
Matthew A. Cherry is an American film director, writer, producer, and former American football player. He wrote and directed two independent films, The Last Fall (2012), and 9 Rides (2016), and is currently an executive at Monkeypaw Productions. He is best known for the animated short film, Hair Love, which was picked up by Sony Pictures Animation in March 2019 for distribution. The Kickstarter campaign for Hair Love raised over $200,000 and broke the record for the highest amount raised for any short film on the platform.
Filmography
2025
- Clean Slate ... (Director)
2023
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ... (Production Consultant)
- Young Love ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Ghosts ... (Director)
- Abbott Elementary ... (Director)
- The Wonder Years ... (Director)
2020
- Saved by the Bell ... (Director)
2019
- mixed-ish ... (Director)
- Hair Love ... (Director)
- Whiskey Cavalier ... (Director)
- The Unicorn ... (Director)
- The Red Line ... (Director)
2018
- BlacKkKlansman ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Young Sheldon ... (Director)
2016
- 9 Rides ... (Director)
2014
- black-ish ... (Director)
2012
- The Last Fall ... (Director)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self