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