- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 20, 1968
- Place of Birth
- Cuba
Eduardo 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.
Filmography
movieUntitled Blair Witch Film
2027 · Characters, Executive Producer
movieBreeder
2026 · Executive Producer
movieLake Mungo Revisited
2025 · Self
tvGoosebumps: The Vanishing
2025 · Director
movieThe Blair Witch Documentary
2024 · Himself
movieFor Sale By Exorcist
2024 · Producer
movieGhost Game
2024 · Executive Producer
tvHysteria!
2024 · Director
movieLast Night at Terrace Lanes
2024 · Producer
movieDisney 100: Remember That
2023 · Producer
movieThe Jester
2023 · Producer
tvThe Horror of Dolores Roach
2023 · Director
tvWill Trent
2023 · Director
movieSatanic Hispanics
2022 · Director, Editor
movieEl Vampiro
2022 · Director
tvStar Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022 · Director
movieThe Tunnel: The Other Side of Darkness
2021
tvYellowjackets
2021 · Director
movieUnknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021 · Self
tvCSI: Vegas
2021 · Director
tvFBI: International
2021 · Director
movieThe Found Footage Phenomenon
2021 · Self
tvFantasy Island
2021 · Director
tvAmerican Horror Stories
2021 · Director
movieThe Man From Boggy Creek
2021 · Self
tvNEXT
2020 · Director
tv50 States of Fright
2020 · Writer
tvCursed Films
2020 · Self
moviePortals
2019 · Director, Editor
tvNancy Drew
2019 · Director
tvThe InBetween
2019 · Director
movieButterfly Kisses
2018 · Himself
tvCharmed
2018 · Director
tvFBI
2018 · Director
tvTaken
2017 · Director
movieNeverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch
2017 · Self
tv12 Deadly Days
2016 · Director
movieBlair Witch
2016 · Executive Producer, Characters
tvQueen of the South
2016 · Director, Co-Executive Producer
tvLucifer
2016 · Director
movieThe Woods Movie: The Making of The Blair Witch Project
2015 · Himself
tvIntruders
2014 · Director
movieExists
2014 · Director, Story, Editor
tvFrom Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014 · Director
tvFour Corners of Fear
2013 · Eduardo Sanchez, Producer, Story, Director
movieV/H/S/2
2013 · Director
movieNinjas vs. Monsters
2012 · Executive Producer
movieSlice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012 · Self
movieLovely Molly
2011 · Editor, Director, Screenplay
movieSmall Hours
2011 · Executive Producer
movieMidnight Son
2011 · Executive Producer
movieJedi Junkies
2010 · Self
tvParaAbnormal
2009 · Director, Creator
movieThe Shark Is Still Working
2009 · Self
movieSeventh Moon
2008 · Director, Writer
movieAltered
2006 · Monger Warrior, Director
tvSupernatural
2005 · Director
movieBook of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
2000 · Executive Producer, Characters
movieSticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch
1999 · Interviewer (voice), Director, Writer
movieThe Blair Witch Phenomenon
1999 · Self
movieThe Blair Witch Project
1999 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieCurse of the Blair Witch
1999 · Director, Writer
movieGriffin's Ghost
— · Producer
movieThe Influencer Project
— · Executive Producer
moviePetersons: Site 3
— · Executive Producer
movieLast Look
— · Co-Director
movieExperiment 11
— · Executive Producer