Elijah Allan-Blitz (born February 18, 1987) is an American actor, musician, and Emmy award winning film director. He is known for his direction of the Emmy-nominated virtual reality experience "Take Every Wave: Laird in VR", which won a Lumiere Award."Ride a 100-Foot Wave with Laird Hamilton in the Surf Legend's New Virtual Reality Experience" People. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
Background Allan-Blitz was born in Santa Barbara, California. As a musician,"Review: Songwriting class performs at Fe Bland Forum" The Channels. Retrieved January 3, 2019. his single "Hey Yo" was nominated in the Grand Jury Award for Best Music Video (Best Visual) category at the International Festival of Cinema Awards."Award Nominations IIFC 2015" International Festival of Cinema Awards. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
He has worked on The Shield, independent films and short films"Watch: David Weinstein's Incredible Sci-Fi Robot Short Film 'Envoy'" First Showing. Retrieved January 2, 2019. and the Peter Bogdanovich feature film, She's Funny That Way."She's Funny That Way Movie Official Trailer HD 2015, Jennifer Aniston" Hollywood Bollywood. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
Allan-Blitz, is one of the first virtual reality directors for Time magazine,"Defying the Nazis VR: Experience a Dramatic 1940 Escape From Europe" Time. Retrieved January 11, 2019. and an Emmy nominee and Lumiere Award winner. His virtual reality experience about the Holocaust was published as a companion piece for the Ken Burns documentary, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War."Holocaust Survivor Experiences Her Own Rescue in Virtual Reality" Time. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
He has also directed virtual reality experiences for PBS, Van Jones, Aloe Blacc, HBO, Laird Hamilton and a VR psychedelic trip for Michael Pollan's book How To Change Your Mind."Watch the Virtual Reality Recreation of the LSD Trip That Inspired the Whole Earth Catalog". Time. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
Personal life Allan-Blitz started dating actress Brie Larson in 2019. They have since broken up.
Filmography The Shield (Jeffrey), 2003 In This Life (Maxwell/Lance/Seth), 2013 She's Funny That Way (Cloisters Security Guard), 2014 Envoy (Sniper), 2014 Breakup Moving Service (Boyfriend #2), 2014 Full Ride (Luke), 2014 Miami Dead County (Jake), 2016 In This Life (Maxwell), 2018
Discography "The Way the World Ends" (feat. Bishop Lamont), single, 2010 "Come With Me Child" (feat. Aja & Elena), single, 2010 "Dmt", single, 2011 The Photon Belt, album, 2012
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