Elijah Allan-Blitz

Elijah Allan-Blitz
Born	February 18, 1987 (1987-02-18) (age 37) Santa Barbara, California U.S
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Actor, musician, film director
Website	www.elijah-ab.com

Elijah Allan-Blitz (born February 18, 1987) is an American actor, musician, and Emmy award[1] 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.[2]

Background

Allan-Blitz was born in Santa Barbara, California. As a musician,[3] 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.[4]

He has worked on The Shield, independent films and short films[5] and the Peter Bogdanovich feature film, She's Funny That Way.[6]

Allan-Blitz, is one of the first virtual reality directors for Time magazine,[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

Allan-Blitz started dating actress Brie Larson in 2019.[10] They have since broken up. [11]

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. Hipes, Patrick (September 20, 2020). "Creative Arts Emmys: 'The Last Dance', Dave Chappelle, 'SNL' & RuPaul Lead Night 5; 'Mandalorian', 'Watchmen' Tie For Most Awards Overall: Complete List". Deadline. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. "Ride a 100-Foot Wave with Laird Hamilton in the Surf Legend's New Virtual Reality Experience" People. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
3. "Review: Songwriting class performs at Fe Bland Forum" The Channels. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
4. "Award Nominations IIFC 2015" Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine International Festival of Cinema Awards. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
5. "Watch: David Weinstein's Incredible Sci-Fi Robot Short Film 'Envoy'" First Showing. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
6. "She's Funny That Way Movie Official Trailer HD 2015, Jennifer Aniston" Hollywood Bollywood. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
7. "Defying the Nazis VR: Experience a Dramatic 1940 Escape From Europe" Time. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
8. "Holocaust Survivor Experiences Her Own Rescue in Virtual Reality" Time. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
9. "Watch the Virtual Reality Recreation of the LSD Trip That Inspired the Whole Earth Catalog". Time. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
10. "Brie Larson Spotted Kissing Elijah Allan-Blitz: Details on Her New Man". E! Online. 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
11. "Brie Larson Confirms Breakup from Elijah Allan-Blitz". E! Online. 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

External links

• Official website