Eduardo Sánchez
December 20, 1968 (57 years old) in Cuba
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
Credits
- 2025 · Lake Mungo Revisited as Self
- 2024 · The Blair Witch Documentary as Himself
- 2021 · The Tunnel: The Other Side of Darkness as
- 2021 · Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity as Self
- 2021 · The Found Footage Phenomenon as Self
- 2021 · The Man From Boggy Creek as Self
- 2020 · The Blair Witch Project Project as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Cursed Films as Self
- 2018 · Butterfly Kisses as Himself
- 2017 · Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch as Self
- 2015 · The Woods Movie: The Making of The Blair Witch Project as Himself
- 2013 · Four Corners of Fear as Eduardo Sanchez
- 2012 · Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever as Self
- 2010 · Jedi Junkies as Himself
- 2009 · The Shark Is Still Working as Self
- 2006 · Altered as Monger Warrior
- 1999 · Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch as Interviewer (voice)
- 1999 · The Blair Witch Phenomenon as Self