Directing
Eduardo Sánchez
EN, ES cinema · 44 credits
Born
20 December 1968 (age 57)
Birthplace
Cuba
Also known as Eduardo Sanchez · Ed Sanchez · Edúardo Sanchez · Eduardo Miguel Sánchez-Quiros · Edúardo Sánchez · Ed Sánchez
Eduardo Sánchez is an American filmmaker best known as the co-director, co-writer, and co-creator of The Blair Witch Project, the film widely credited with bringing found footage film into the mainstream. Released in 1999, The Blair Witch Project used improvised performances, POV camerawork, and viral internet marketing to create an unprecedented sense of realism, becoming one of the most influential and profitable independent films in cinema history. Sánchez has continued to work extensively within the horror genre, directing and writing films such as Seventh Moon, Lovely Molly, and Exists, securing his legacy as a foundational architect of modern horror cinema.
Known for
Filmography
Griffin's Ghost
Producer
Petersons: Site 3
Executive Producer
Last Look
Co-Director
Experiment 11
Executive Producer
Giant Void
Executive Producer
Blair Witch Project
Characters, Executive Producer
Breeder
Executive Producer
Mugre
Executive Producer
The Blair Witch Documentary
as Himself
Ghost Game
Executive Producer
The Jester
Producer
Satanic Hispanics
Director, Editor
El Vampiro
Director
Portals
Director, Editor
Butterfly Kisses
as Himself
Blair Witch
Executive Producer, Characters
Exists
Director, Story, Editor
V/H/S/2
Director
Ninjas vs. Monsters
Executive Producer
Lovely Molly
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Midnight Son
Executive Producer
Small Hours
Executive Producer
Jedi Junkies
as Self
Seventh Moon
Director, Story, Screenplay
Altered
as Monger Warrior, Director
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Executive Producer, Characters
Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch
as Interviewer (voice), Director, Writer
The Blair Witch Project
Director, Writer, Editor
Curse of the Blair Witch
Writer, Director