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

Biography edit

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.[5] In 1999, Sánchez was joint-recipient of the inaugural Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.

Filmography edit

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)[6]

Web series

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

Television episodes

References edit

  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. ^ [1] [dead link]
  6. ^ "'Satanic Hispanics' brings gory Latino vampire comedy to Texas". 13 September 2023.

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