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 ''

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'', independent films and short films and the

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feature film, ''

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''. 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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, Aloe Blacc,

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, Laird Hamilton and a VR psychedelic trip for

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'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

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in 2019. They have since broken up.

Filmography

* ''

'' (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