Elijah Allan-Blitz (born February 18, 1987), is an American actor, musician, and

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winning film director. He is known for his direction of the Emmy-nominated

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experience "Take Every Wave: Laird in VR", which won a Lumiere Award.

Background

Allan-Blitz was born in

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. As a musician, 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. He has worked on '' The Shield'', independent films and short films and the Peter Bogdanovich feature film, '' She's Funny That Way''. Allan-Blitz, is one of the first virtual reality directors for ''

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'' magazine, and an Emmy nominee and Lumiere Award winner. His virtual reality experience about the

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was published as a companion piece for the

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documentary, '' Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War''. He has also directed virtual reality experiences for

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, Van Jones, Aloe Blacc,

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, 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.

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allan-Blitz, Elijah 1987 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American hip hop singers Male actors from Santa Barbara, California