Matthew A. Cherry
Director
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
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★ 6.6
Clean Slate
2025 Director
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★ 7.4
Young Love
2023 Writer
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★ 6.4
Bel-Air
2022 Director
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★ 4.6
The Kings of Napa
2022 Director
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★ 8.2
Abbott Elementary
2021 Director
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★ 7.9
Ghosts
2021 Director
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★ 6.6
The Wonder Years
2021 Director
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★ 7.4
Swagger
2021 Director
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★ 7.2
Grand Crew
2021 Director
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★ 5.9
Kenan
2021 Director
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★ 5.7
Saved by the Bell
2020 Director
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★ 7.5
2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation
2020 Director
Writer
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★ 8.8
Storytime
2020 Writer
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★ 4.8
2nd Annual AAFCA TV Honors
2020 Self
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★ 7.1
Whiskey Cavalier
2019 Director
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★ 7.4
Hair Love
2019 Director
Writer
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★ 7.2
The Unicorn
2019 Director
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★ 6.9
Mixed-ish
2019 Director
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★ 6.0
The Red Line
2019 Director
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★ 7.0
The Last O.G.
2018 Director
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★ 7.7
Young Sheldon
2017 Director
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★ 6.1
9 Rides
2016 Director
Writer
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★ 7.2
Forward
2016 Director
Writer
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Almost 30
2015 Director
Writer
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★ 7.3
Black-ish
2014 Director
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★ 7.4
Almost Home
2013 Director
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★ 5.5
The Last Fall
2012 Director
Writer
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SXSW Flashback 2012
2012 Self
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Middle of Nowhere: Journey of an Indie
2012 Cinematographer
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★ 8.4
This Time
2010 Director
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Tut
Writer
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Game Time Decision
Writer
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Redd Zone
Director
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The Come Up
Director