Person

Eduardo Sánchez

Directing · 1968-12-20 · 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 (33)

Year	Film	As
2026	The Influencer Project	Producer
2024	The Blair Witch Documentary	Self - Co-Director
2023	The Jester	Producer
2022	Satanic Hispanics	Editor
2022	Satanic Hispanics	Director
2021	The Found Footage Phenomenon	Self - Director, Blair Witch Project
2021	The Tunnel: The Other Side of Darkness	Self
2021	Tout simplement faux	Actor
2019	Portals	Director
2019	Portals	Editor
2018	The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film	Self
2017	Foundumentary	Self
2016	Blair Witch	Characters
2016	Blair Witch	Executive Producer
2015	The Woods Movie	Self - Interviewee
2015	The Woods Movie	Filmmaker
2014	Exists	story
2014	Exists	Director
2014	Exists	Editor
2013	V/H/S/2	Director
2011	Lovely Molly	Director
2011	Lovely Molly	Editor
2011	Lovely Molly	written by
2010	Jedi Junkies	Self
2008	Seventh Moon	story and screenplay
2008	Seventh Moon	Director
2006	Altered	story
2006	Altered	Director
2000	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2	Characters
2000	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2	Executive Producer
1999	The Blair Witch Project	Editor
1999	The Blair Witch Project	Writer
1999	The Blair Witch Project	Director