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Eduardo Sánchez

Eduardo Sánchez

Director·b. 1968·Cuba

25 horror credits

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.

Director10 films

Satanic Hispanics

Satanic Hispanics

Director

2022
Portals

Portals

Director

2019
Exists

Exists

Director

2014 3.0
V/H/S/2

V/H/S/2

Director

2013 1.5
Lovely Molly

Lovely Molly

Director

2011
Seventh Moon

Seventh Moon

Director

2008
Altered

Altered

Director

2006 3.0
Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

Director

1999
The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project

Director

1999 3.8
Curse of the Blair Witch

Curse of the Blair Witch

Director

1999

Writer6 films

Exists

Exists

Story

2014 3.0
Lovely Molly

Lovely Molly

Screenplay

2011
Seventh Moon

Seventh Moon

Writer

2008
Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

Writer

1999
The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project

Writer

1999 3.8
Curse of the Blair Witch

Curse of the Blair Witch

Writer

1999

Producer9 films

Breeder

Breeder

Executive Producer

2026
For Sale By Exorcist

For Sale By Exorcist

Producer

2024
Ghost Game

Ghost Game

Executive Producer

2024
Last Night at Terrace Lanes

Last Night at Terrace Lanes

Producer

2024
The Jester

The Jester

Producer

2023
Blair Witch

Blair Witch

Executive Producer

2016 3.0
Ninjas vs. Monsters

Ninjas vs. Monsters

Executive Producer

2012
Midnight Son

Midnight Son

Executive Producer

2011
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Executive Producer

2000 4.0

Editor5 films

Satanic Hispanics

Satanic Hispanics

Editor

2022
Portals

Portals

Editor

2019
Exists

Exists

Editor

2014 3.0
Lovely Molly

Lovely Molly

Editor

2011
The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project

Editor

1999 3.8

Actor8 films

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

Self

2021
The Found Footage Phenomenon

The Found Footage Phenomenon

Self

2021
The Blair Witch Project Project

The Blair Witch Project Project

Self - Interviewee

2020
Butterfly Kisses

Butterfly Kisses

Himself

2018
Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch

Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch

Self

2017
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

Self

2012
Altered

Altered

Monger Warrior

2006 3.0
Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

Interviewer (voice)

1999

Other Crew2 films

Blair Witch

Blair Witch

Characters

2016 3.0
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Characters

2000 4.0