8.4
TV
Directing
Eduardo Sánchez
- Born
- (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Cuba
- Credits
- 69 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.4
TV
8.3
TV
Supernatural
6.4
Movie
The Blair Witch Project
5.2
Movie
Blair Witch
6.2
Movie
V/H/S/2
7.4
TV
Yellowjackets
7.7
TV
American Horror Stories
4.4
Movie
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
7.9
TV
FBI
7.9
TV
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
7.2
TV
Charmed
7.6
TV
Queen of the South
6.2
Movie
The Jester
5.5
Movie
Exists
6.4
TV
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
7.7
TV
CSI: Vegas
7.7
TV
Nancy Drew
6.5
TV
Taken
Acting credits 18
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 Film | Self |
| 2025 | Lake Mungo Revisited Film | Self |
| 2024 | The Blair Witch Documentary Film | Himself |
| 2021 | The Tunnel: The Other Side of Darkness Film | |
| 2021 | Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity Film | Self |
| 2021 | The Found Footage Phenomenon Film | Self |
| 2021 | The Man From Boggy Creek Film | Self |
| 2020 | Cursed Films TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Butterfly Kisses Film | Himself |
| 2017 | Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch Film | Self |
| 2015 | The Woods Movie: The Making of The Blair Witch Project Film | Himself |
| 2013 | Four Corners of Fear TV | Eduardo Sanchez (14 ep) |
| 2012 | Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever Film | Self |
| 2010 | Jedi Junkies Film | Self |
| 2009 | The Shark Is Still Working Film | Self |
| 2006 | Altered Film | Monger Warrior |
| 1999 | Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch Film | Interviewer (voice) |
| 1999 | The Blair Witch Phenomenon Film | Self |
Crew credits 54
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Griffin's Ghost Film | Producer |
| TBA | Petersons: Site 3 Film | Executive Producer |
| TBA | Last Look Film | Co-Director |
| TBA | Experiment 11 Film | Executive Producer |
| TBA | Giant Void Film | Executive Producer |
| 2027 | Blair Witch Project Film | Characters, Executive Producer |
| 2026 | The Influencer Project Film | Producer |
| 2026 | For Sale By Exorcist Film | Producer |
| 2026 | Breeder Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Goosebumps: The Vanishing TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Ghost Game Film | Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Hysteria! TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Last Night at Terrace Lanes Film | Producer |
| 2023 | Disney 100: Remember That Film | Producer |
| 2023 | The Jester Film | Producer |
| 2023 | The Horror of Dolores Roach TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2023 | Will Trent TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Satanic Hispanics Film | Director, Editor |
| 2022 | El Vampiro Film | Director |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Yellowjackets TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2021 | CSI: Vegas TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2021 | FBI: International TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Fantasy Island TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2021 | American Horror Stories TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2020 | NEXT TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2020 | 50 States of Fright TV | Writer (3 ep) |
| 2019 | Portals Film | Director, Editor |
| 2019 | Nancy Drew TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The InBetween TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Charmed TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2018 | FBI TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Taken TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2016 | 12 Deadly Days TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Blair Witch Film | Executive Producer, Characters |
| 2016 | Queen of the South TV | Director, Co-Executive Producer (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Lucifer TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2014 | Intruders TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2014 | Exists Film | Director, Story, Editor |
| 2014 | From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2013 | Four Corners of Fear TV | Director, Producer, Story (14 ep) |
| 2013 | V/H/S/2 Film | Director |
| 2012 | Ninjas vs. Monsters Film | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Lovely Molly Film | Screenplay, Director, Editor |
| 2011 | Small Hours Film | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Midnight Son Film | Executive Producer |
| 2009 | ParaAbnormal TV | Director, Creator (2 ep) |
| 2008 | Seventh Moon Film | Director, Story, Screenplay |
| 2006 | Altered Film | Director |
| 2005 | Supernatural TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 2000 | Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Film | Executive Producer, Characters |
| 1999 | Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch Film | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | The Blair Witch Project Film | Director, Writer, Editor |
| 1999 | Curse of the Blair Witch Film | Director, Writer |