Eduardo Sánchez
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 20, 1968
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Giant Void TBA
Executive Producer
Experiment 11 TBA
Executive Producer
Last Look TBA
Co-Director
Petersons: Site 3 TBA
Executive Producer
Griffin's Ghost TBA
Producer
Blair Witch Project 2027
Characters, Executive Producer
Mugre 2026
Executive Producer
The Influencer Project 2026
Producer
For Sale By Exorcist 2026
Producer
Breeder 2026
Executive Producer
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 2025
as Self
Lake Mungo Revisited 2025
as Self
The Blair Witch Documentary 2024
as Himself
Ghost Game 2024
Executive Producer
Last Night at Terrace Lanes 2024
Producer
Disney 100: Remember That 2023
Producer
The Jester 2023
Producer
Satanic Hispanics 2022
Director, Editor
El Vampiro 2022
Director
The Tunnel: The Other Side of Darkness 2021
Actor
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity 2021
as Self
The Found Footage Phenomenon 2021
as Self
The Man From Boggy Creek 2021
as Self
Portals 2019
Director, Editor
Butterfly Kisses 2018
as Himself
Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch 2017
as Self
Blair Witch 2016
Executive Producer, Characters
The Woods Movie: The Making of The Blair Witch Project 2015
as Himself
Exists 2014
Director, Story, Editor
V/H/S/2 2013
Director
Ninjas vs. Monsters 2012
Executive Producer
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever 2012
as Self
Lovely Molly 2011
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Small Hours 2011
Executive Producer
Midnight Son 2011
Executive Producer
Jedi Junkies 2010
as Self
The Shark Is Still Working 2009
as Self
Seventh Moon 2008
Director, Story, Screenplay
Altered 2006
as Monger Warrior, Director
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 2000
Executive Producer, Characters
Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch 1999
as Interviewer (voice), Director, Writer
The Blair Witch Phenomenon 1999
as Self
The Blair Witch Project 1999
Director, Writer, Editor
Curse of the Blair Witch 1999
Writer, Director
Credits from TMDB.