Introduction
Elijah Allan-Blitz 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.
Background
Allan-Blitz was born in Santa Barbara, California.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 television series, independent films and short films and the Peter Bogdanovich feature film She’s Funny That Way.
Allan-Blitz, one of the first virtual reality directors for Time Magazine, 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.
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.
Personal life
Allan-Blitz started dating Brie Larson in July, 2019. He previously dated Maria Bello.
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