Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
Complete Filmography
Love and Hate
2023
as Self
A documentary about the influence of the film 'The Night of the Hunter' on filmmakers Ernest Dickerson and Spike Lee.

Tales of the Uncanny
2020
as Self
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

The Horror Crowd
2020
as Himself
Revealing, intimate documentary spotlighting the Hollywood horror community.

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
as Self
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history...

Double Play
2017
Director
Double Play is about anolder man named Ostrik who returns to Curaçao and his childhood after many years abroad. Ostrik reminisces about 1973 and the e...

That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featu...

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
as Self
When it comes to producing, no one speaks with more authority than Lloyd Kaufman creator of The Toxic Avenger and founder of the longest-running indep...

Last Man Standing
2011
Director
Abby Collins's quiet life as a wife and mother shows no trace of her past work as a military special-ops expert -- until the day her husband is kidnap...

One Night in Vegas
2010
as Self
On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A...

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009
as Self
In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE RIGHT THING. It also includes footage from a twenti...

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007
as Self
In this documentary, we follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates one of the most controversial films of all time, one that retains its power to shock audi...

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
as Self
An overview of the making of, and a look at the continuing popularity of, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
as Self
A look at the visual design of the film The Shining (1980).

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007
as Self
Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates his savage and brilliant Vietnam film, hewing closely to the theme that dominated his creative life for four deca...

The V Word
2006
Director
Two curious teenage boys break into an old mortuary looking for thrills, only to find themselves stalked by a former teacher who is a very real vampir...

Hitchcocked!
2006
as Self
A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

For One Night
2006
Director
Their town always had two proms, one for the whites and one for the blacks. When both proms wanted the same DJ, Brianna McCallister suggested combinin...

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
as Self
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005
as Self
A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."

Never Die Alone
2004
Director
A drug kingpin's rise and tragic fall is witnessed vicariously by a reporter who uses the criminal's diary as the basis for his new book.

Good Fences
2003
Director
Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-...

Our America
2002
Director of Photography, Director
The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.

Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
2002
Director
Mother's good boy Benny Silman from Brooklyn becomes an economics student at Arizona State University for the sun and sexy girls- and the proximity of...

Monday Night Mayhem
2002
Director
The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a ma...

Bones
2001
Director
Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to get revenge on those who killed him and restore his neigh...

Futuresport
1999
Director
In the not too distant future, a new deadly sport is the only way to stop a war that will kill millions. Fix is the creator of the sport, but the spot...

Strange Justice
1999
Director
In this historical drama, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement. The White House nominates Clarence Thomas as Marshall...

Blind Faith
1998
Director
In 1957, black lawyer John Williams has to defend his nephew Charlie, who is accused of strangling a white boy to death. John doesn't believe Charlie ...

Ambushed
1998
Director
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for ...

Bulletproof
1996
Director
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Fran...

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
Director
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he ...

Surviving the Game
1994
Director
A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who h...

Malcolm X
1992
Director of Photography
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...

Visions of Light
1992
as Self
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips fr...

Cousin Bobby
1992
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate...

Juice
1992
Director, Screenplay, Story
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, th...

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
1991
Director of Photography
A filmed record of Eric Bogosian's acclaimed one-man show.

Jungle Fever
1991
Director of Photography
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference wo...

Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story
1990
Director of Photography
Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virg...

Mo' Better Blues
1990
Director of Photography
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he ...

Def by Temptation
1990
Director of Photography
An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a co...

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
1990
Director
A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Blac...
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
as Self
The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

Fright House
1989
Director of Photography
Everyone in town knows the old Vincent place is haunted, but when the local Frat inherits it, we find out if the rumors are true. Two stories about wi...

Do the Right Thing
1989
Director of Photography
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzer...

The Laser Man
1988
Director of Photography
A naive young scientist unwittingly helps mobsters build a laser weapon, then has to try to reclaim it from them in this crime drama parody.

School Daze
1988
Director of Photography
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

Eddie Murphy Raw
1987
Director of Photography
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom'...

Enemy Territory
1987
Director of Photography
An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
1987
Additional Camera
One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair Bou...

She's Gotta Have It
1986
as Dog 8
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three...

She's Gotta Have It
1986
Director of Photography
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three...

Vampires
1986
Director of Photography
The students at a private girls' school are unaware that the school's doctor is secretly using a machine to extract the energy from the young girls.

Almacita, Soul of Desolato
1986
Director of Photography
During a protracted drought, Solem (Marian Rolle) uses her magical powers to protect her village from evil spirits. She also provides food, searching ...

Krush Groove
1985
Director of Photography
Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Ru...

Stephen King's Golden Tales
1985
Director of Photography
A collection of horror stories taking the viewer into the dark world of Stephen King, featuring vampires, strange objects and sinister humor. The five...

Grandma's Last Wish
1985
Director of Photography
Given one last wish to enliven her days before she is moved into the Tranquil Gardens retirement home, elderly Grandma sees to it that her self-center...

If the Shoes Fit...
1985
Director of Photography
Gubernatorial candidate's belief that politics is nothing more than entertainment, is helped at a hotel where the bellboy and maid help him get ready ...

Desiree
1984
Director of Photography
Set in Brooklyn, New York this Dutch film is based on a true story that appeared on a New York newspaper in 1980. Desirée lives in the past. A series ...

Slippage
1984
Director of Photography
When graphic designer fails to receive timely news about the outcome of a job interview, he begins to discover that he is slowly ceasing to exist.

The Odds
1984
Director of Photography
Bookie never refuses a bet. Bettor only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time. Bookie's latest bet is that bettor will die of natural ca...

Pain Killer
1984
Director of Photography
A man suffers from both back pain and his nagging wife. Doctor finds nothing physically wrong, concludes that the problem is caused by latent anger to...

The Brother from Another Planet
1984
Director of Photography
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth p...

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
1983
Director of Photography
Zack Homer takes over managing the barbershop after Joe is killed for trying to rip off his "investor", Mr. Lovejoy. All Zack wants to do is run a tra...
Revisiting The Learning Tree
N/A
Featurette included on the Criterion Collection's release of Gordon Parks’ feature debut, The Learning Tree. This documentary, produced in September 2...
Untitled Hitman Thriller
N/A
Director
When his nephew Leslie, is implicated in the theft of the mob’s earnings, Morris gets a call from his old boss that forces him off the golf course and...