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Elijah Allan-Blitz
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, musician, director
WebsiteElijah Allan-Blitz

Elijah Allan-Blitz is an American actor, musician, and director. He is best known for his direction of the Emmy-nominated virtual reality experience “Take Every Wave: Laird in VR”, which won a Lumiere Award.[1]

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 television series along with independent films and short films[4] as well as the Peter Bogdanovich feature film She’s Funny That Way.[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, and Laird Hamilton including the creation of a VR psychedelic trip for Michael Pollan’s book How To Change Your Mind.[8]

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

  1. ^ "Ride a 100-Foot Wave with Laird Hamilton in the Surf Legend's New Virtual Reality Experience" People. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ^ "Review: Songwriting class performs at Fe Bland Forum" The Channels. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  3. ^ "Award Nominations IIFC 2015" International Festival of Cinema Awards. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. ^ "Watch: David Weinstein's Incredible Sci-Fi Robot Short Film 'Envoy'" First Showing. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  5. ^ "She’s Funny That Way Movie Official Trailer HD 2015, Jennifer Aniston" Hollywood Bollywood. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  6. ^ "Defying the Nazis VR: Experience a Dramatic 1940 Escape From Europe" Time. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  7. ^ "Holocaust Survivor Experiences Her Own Rescue in Virtual Reality" Time. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  8. ^ "Watch the Virtual Reality Recreation of the LSD Trip That Inspired the Whole Earth Catalog" Time. Retrieved 2019-01-11.


Category:American actors Category:American musicians Category:Living people


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