Eduardo Sánchez (director)

Eduardo Miguel Sánchez-Quiros (born December 20, 1968) is a Cuban-born American director, known for his work in the horror genre. His most famous credit is for co-directing and writing the 1999 psychological horror film The Blair Witch Project with Daniel Myrick.[1]

Eduardo Sánchez
Born
Eduardo Miguel Sánchez-Quiros

(1968-12-20) December 20, 1968 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Director, producer, screenwriter, editor
SpouseStefanie De Cassan

Early life and education

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Born in 1968, Sánchez moved to Spain with his family at the age of two, before settling in the United States in 1972.[2] His family located to Montgomery County, Maryland, where he attended Wheaton High School. He later studied television production at Montgomery College in Maryland [3][4] and obtained his B.A. degree from the University of Central Florida Film Department where he studied with Mary C. Johnson and Charles Harpole. In 1999, Sánchez was joint-recipient of the inaugural Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.

Filmography

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Feature films

Short films

  • Curse of the Blair Witch (1999)
  • Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch (1999)
  • A Ride in the Park (2013) (segment from V/H/S/2)
  • The Vampire (2022) (segment from Satanic Hispanics)[5]

Web series

  • ParaAbnormal (2009)
  • Four Corners of Fear (2013)

Television episodes

Actor

  • Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) (Documentary film, himself)

References

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  1. ^ Otto, Jeff (17 October 2009). "Directors Ed Sánchez and Dan Myrick Discuss 'Blair Witch' Influence". BloodyDisgusting.
  2. ^ http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/4297628-meet-eduardo-s-nchez-writer-director-the-blair-witch-project-lovely. Retrieved 2013-08-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "His Life After Blair Witch". Insights - Fall '02. Montgomery College. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Film Special". Washington Post. 30 June 1999. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  5. ^ Mysa, Kiko Martinez for (13 September 2023). "'Satanic Hispanics' brings gory Latino vampire comedy to Texas". Mysa.
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