Ernest R. Dickerson
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Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C. (usually credited as Ernest R. Dickerson or Ernest Dickerson, born June 25, 1951) is an American film and television director and cinematographer. He directed generally urban films sometimes with supernatural story like Juice, Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight, Bones and Never Die Alone. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee.
Known for
Credits
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
as Dog 8
Visions of Light (1992)
as Self
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)
as Self
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)
as Self
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 (2025)
as Self
That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
as Self
The Horror Crowd (2020)
as Self
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
as Self
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (2009)
as Self
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007)
as Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)
as Self
One Night in Vegas (2010)
as Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007)
as Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)
as Self
Hitchcocked! (2006)
as Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005)
as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011)
as Self
Diggin’ Up "Bones" (—)
as Self
Bones: Urban Gothic (2002)
as Self
Revisiting The Learning Tree (—)
Actor
Den of Vampires (2025)
Actor
Love and Hate (2023)
as Self