Matthew A. Cherry
An image from black-ish, one of the productions that also features Matthew A. Cherry.
Matthew A. Cherry

Matthew A. Cherry

December 14, 1981

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.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

BlacKkKlansman

BlacKkKlansman

2018

Young Sheldon

Young Sheldon

2017

Hair Love

Hair Love

2019

black-ish

black-ish

2014

Ghosts

Ghosts

2021

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

2021

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary

2021