Person
Matthew A. Cherry
Directing · Born 1981-12-14
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.
Known for
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Young Sheldon
Director
Ghosts
Director
Abbott Elementary
Director
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Production Consultant
black-ish
Director
The Oscars
Self
Swagger
Director
Whiskey Cavalier
Director
The Wonder Years
Director
Filmography
- 2025Clean SlateDirector
- 2023Young LoveExecutive Producer
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseProduction Consultant
- 2021Grand CrewDirector
- 2021Abbott ElementaryDirector
- 2021SwaggerDirector
- 2021GhostsDirector
- 2021The Wonder YearsDirector
- 2020Saved by the BellDirector
- 2019mixed-ishDirector
- 2019The UnicornDirector
- 2019Hair LoveDirector
- 2019The Red LineDirector
- 2019Whiskey CavalierDirector
- 2018BlacKkKlansmanExecutive Producer
- 2017Young SheldonDirector
- 20169 RidesDirector
- 2014black-ishDirector
- 2012The Last FallDirector
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- —The Come UpDirector
- —Redd ZoneDirector
- —TutDirector
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