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.

Directed

1. Young Sheldon (2017) — Director
2. Hair Love (2019) — Director
3. Ghosts (2021) — Director
4. black-ish (2014) — Director
5. Abbott Elementary (2021) — Director
6. The Wonder Years (2021) — Director
7. Swagger (2021) — Director
8. Whiskey Cavalier (2019) — Director
9. Saved by the Bell (2020) — Director
10. mixed-ish (2019) — Director
11. The Unicorn (2019) — Director
12. The Red Line (2019) — Director
13. Clean Slate (2025) — Director
14. Grand Crew (2021) — Director
15. The Last Fall (2012) — Director
16. 9 Rides (2016) — Director
17. The Come Up — Director
18. Redd Zone — Director
19. Tut — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Daily Show (1996) — Self - Guest
2. The Oscars (1953) — Self