Daniel Myrick (born September 3, 1963) is an American film director, most famous for

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, especially for co-directing and writing the 1999

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The Blair Witch Project ''The Blair Witch Project'' is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Josh ...

'' with Eduardo Sánchez. They won the

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for this film.

Life and career

Myrick was born in

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. He graduated from University of Central Florida School of Film in 1994. Along with collaborating with future Blair Witch cohorts Eduardo Sánchez and Gregg Hale on a trilogy of short films, Myrick supported himself by working as an editor and cinematographer on a number of Florida-based music videos and commercials. After he wrote and directed the promo for the

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in 1997, Myrick's work caught the eye of independent film guru John Pierson, helping to set the stage for the eventual 1999 debut of Myrick and Sanchez's first feature as co-writers and directors. In 2006, he co-founded

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, a direct to DVD division of

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that specializes in horror films, with ''

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'' executive producer

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and '' 24'' executive producer

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Filmography

Feature films * ''

'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Believers'' (2007) * ''

The Objective ''The Objective'' is a 2008 science fiction horror film directed by Daniel Myrick, and co-written by Myrick, Mark A. Patton, and Wesley Clark Jr. The film stars Jonas Ball, Matthew R. Anderson, and Michael C. Williams. The plot revolves around CI ...

'' (2008) * '' Skyman'' (2019) Television films * ''Under the Bed'' (2017) Short films * ''Curse of the Blair Witch'' (1999) * ''Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch'' (1999) * ''Black Veil'' (2021) Web series * ''The Strand'' (2006) Television episodes * ''Split Screen'' (1997-2000)

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* 1963 births Living people 20th-century American screenwriters People from Sarasota, Florida Horror film directors Independent Spirit Award winners University of Central Florida alumni Film directors from Florida Screenwriters from Florida {{US-film-director-1960s-stub