Elijah Allan-Blitz
Elijah Allan-Blitz (born 1987), is an American actor, musician, and 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.[1]
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Born | 1987 (age 32-33) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor, musician, director |
Home town | Santa Barbara, California |
Website | www |
Background
Allan-Blitz was born in Santa Barbara, California. As a musician,[2] 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.[3]
He has worked on The Shield, independent films and short films[4] and the Peter Bogdanovich feature film She's Funny That Way (film).[5]
Allan-Blitz, one of the first virtual reality directors for Time Magazine,[6] is 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.[7]
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.[8]
Personal life
Allan-Blitz started dating Brie Larson in 2019.[9]
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
References
- "Ride a 100-Foot Wave with Laird Hamilton in the Surf Legend's New Virtual Reality Experience" People. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- "Review: Songwriting class performs at Fe Bland Forum" The Channels. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- "Award Nominations IIFC 2015" International Festival of Cinema Awards. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- "Watch: David Weinstein's Incredible Sci-Fi Robot Short Film 'Envoy'" First Showing. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- "She’s Funny That Way Movie Official Trailer HD 2015, Jennifer Aniston" Hollywood Bollywood. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- "Defying the Nazis VR: Experience a Dramatic 1940 Escape From Europe" Time. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- "Holocaust Survivor Experiences Her Own Rescue in Virtual Reality" Time. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- "Watch the Virtual Reality Recreation of the LSD Trip That Inspired the Whole Earth Catalog" Time. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- "Brie Larson Spotted Kissing Elijah Allan-Blitz: Details on Her New Man". E! Online. 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.