Heather Donahue
From Blair Witch
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[edit] Childhood
Heather's mother was Angie Donahue and her grandfather was Randy Donahue.
Heather lived in Montgomery County, Maryland and attended Wheaton High School. During a school production of Romeo and Juliet she became best friends with Rachel Meyer.
Heather later attended Montgomery College, studying filmmaking. Michael DeCoto, the film professor considered her to be one of the best students he'd ever taught. He considered her committed, energetic, and very creative.
[edit] The Blair Witch Project
- Main article: The Blair Witch Project
In April of 1994, Heather submitted a proposal to Mr. DeCoto to do create a documentary on the Burkittsville-area legend of the Blair Witch. She intended to tell the story of the Blair Witch through interviews with Burkittsville natives, local law enforcement officals on the Rustin Parr case, and folklore experts.
The heart of the documentary would be a weekend hike into the Black Hills Forest to visit some of the locations associated with the legend.
Because she'd worked with him on several projects in the past and got along well, Joshua Leonard was approached to be the director of photography and he brought along his friend Michael Williams to do sound.
The three students went missing in the Black Hills Forest and were never found. After ten days and thousands of man-hours of searching, the only piece of evidence found was Josh's car.
[edit] Film Footage
In October of 1995, a University of Maryland class uncovered the filmmaker's footage buried in the sterile under the foundation of a colonial-era house. Federal examiners analyzed the footage.
[edit] Journal
Heather kept a journal during the filming of the The Blair Witch Project. It was recovered along with the film footage by a University of Maryland anthropology class. Perhaps the witch is still waiting for someone to go into the forest and finish the documentary once and for all...
