Ernest R. Dickerson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 25, 1951
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
- Black Diamond
Black Diamond TBA
Director, Executive Producer
- Morris Stokes
Morris Stokes TBA
Director
Diggin’ Up "Bones" TBA
as Self
- Revisiting The Learning Tree
Revisiting The Learning Tree TBA
Actor
V/H/S/MIXTAPE 2026
Director, Writer
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 2025
as Self
Den of Vampires 2025
Actor
- Love and Hate
Love and Hate 2023
as Self
Tales of the Uncanny 2020
as Self
The Horror Crowd 2020
as Self
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror 2019
as Self
Double Play 2017
Director
That Guy Dick Miller 2014
as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! 2011
as Self
Last Man Standing 2011
Director
One Night in Vegas 2010
as Self
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later 2009
as Self
Something with Bite 2009
Director
Miracle at St. Anna 2008
Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 2007
as Self
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil 2007
as Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick 2007
as Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' 2007
as Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' 2007
as Self
The V Word 2006
Director
Hitchcocked! 2006
as Self
For One Night 2006
Director
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema 2005
as Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' 2005
as Self
Never Die Alone 2004
Director
Good Fences 2003
Director
Our America 2002
Director of Photography, Director
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie 2002
Director
Bones: Urban Gothic 2002
as Self
Monday Night Mayhem 2002
Director
Bones 2001
Director
Futuresport 1999
Director
Strange Justice 1999
Director
Blind Faith 1998
Director
Ambushed 1998
Director
Bulletproof 1996
Director
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995
Director
Surviving the Game 1994
Director
Golden Tales 1993
Director of Photography
Malcolm X 1992
Director of Photography
Visions of Light 1992
as Self
Cousin Bobby 1992
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Juice 1992
Screenplay, Director, Story
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll 1991
Director of Photography
Jungle Fever 1991
Director of Photography
Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story 1990
Director of Photography
Mo' Better Blues 1990
Director of Photography
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella 1990
Director
Def by Temptation 1990
Director of Photography
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella 1990
Director
- Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Making 'Do the Right Thing' 1989
as Self
Fright House 1989
Director of Photography
Do the Right Thing 1989
Director of Photography
The Laser Man 1988
Director of Photography
School Daze 1988
Director of Photography
Eddie Murphy Raw 1987
Director of Photography
Enemy Territory 1987
Director of Photography
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper 1987
Additional Camera
She's Gotta Have It 1986
as Dog 8, Director of Photography
Vampires 1986
Director of Photography
Almacita, Soul of Desolato 1986
Director of Photography
Krush Groove 1985
Director of Photography
Desiree 1984
Director of Photography
The Brother from Another Planet 1984
Director of Photography
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads 1983
Director of Photography
Credits from TMDB.