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.
Matthew A. Cherry Biography / Wiki
Name
Matthew A. Cherry
Also Know
Gender
Male
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
1981-12-14
Age(as in 2022)
40
Deathday
Matthew A. Cherry Directing Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
The Last Fall
Director
2012-03-09
An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life’s complexities after his professional career is over….
When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as the…
Tut
Director
An Afro-furistic, coming-of-age story of the boy King Tutankhamun. The film will take audiences on a journey through Ancient Egypt and celebrate a cul…
The Come Up
Director
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Redd Zone
Director
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Director
A heart-in-your-throat drama, Red Line begins with the mistaken shooting of a black doctor at the hands of a white cop and unfolds from the perspectiv…
Director
Following an emotional breakup, tough but tender FBI super-agent Will Chase (codename: “Whiskey Cavalierâ€) is assigned to work with badass CIA ope…
Director
A tight-knit group of best friends and family helps Wade embrace his “new normal†in the wake of the loss of his wife. As a sometimes ill-equipped…
Director
Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to ass…
Director
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood….
Director
In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia …
Matthew A. Cherry Production Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
BlacKkKlansman
Executive Producer
2018-08-09
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operatio…
Hair Love
Producer
2019-08-14
When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as the…
Writing
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
The Last Fall
Screenplay
2012-03-09
An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life’s complexities after his professional career is over….
Hair Love
Writer
2019-08-14
When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as the…
An Afro-furistic, coming-of-age story of the boy King Tutankhamun. The film will take audiences on a journey through Ancient Egypt and celebrate a cul…
