Matthew A. Cherry

Directing

Matthew A. Cherry

Born December 14, 198121 credits

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

Filmography

Clean Slate
2025Clean Slate
DirectorTV
Young Love
2023Young Love
Executive ProducerTV
Ghosts
2021Ghosts
DirectorTV
mixed-ish
2019mixed-ish
DirectorTV
The Unicorn
2019The Unicorn
DirectorTV
Hair Love
2019Hair Love
DirectorMovie
BlacKkKlansman
2018BlacKkKlansman
Executive ProducerMovie
9 Rides
20169 Rides
DirectorMovie
black-ish
2014black-ish
DirectorTV
The Last Fall
2012The Last Fall
DirectorMovie
T
The Come Up
DirectorMovie
R
Redd Zone
DirectorMovie
Tut
Tut
DirectorMovie