Matthew A. Cherry

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-12-14 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

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Matthew A. Cherry

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.

Production

2012

The Last Fall

as Director

2012

The Last Fall

as Screenplay

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The Come Up

as Director

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Redd Zone

as Director

2016

9 Rides

as Director

2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

as Production Consultant

2018

BlacKkKlansman

as Executive Producer

2019

Hair Love

as Director

2019

Hair Love

as Producer

2019

Hair Love

as Writer

2016

9 Rides

as Writer

2016

9 Rides

as Editor

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Tut

as Director

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Tut

as Story

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