Elijah Allan-Blitz (born February 18, 1987) is an American actor, musician, andEmmy award[1] winning film director. He is known for his direction of the Emmy-nominatedvirtual reality experience "Take Every Wave: Laird in VR", which won a Lumiere Award.[2]
Allan-Blitz was born inSanta 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]
Allan-Blitz, is one of the first virtual reality directors forTime magazine,[7] and an Emmy nominee and Lumiere Award winner. His virtual reality experience about theHolocaust was published as a companion piece for theKen Burns documentary,Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War.[8]
He has also directed virtual reality experiences forPBS,Van Jones, Aloe Blacc,HBO, Laird Hamilton and a VR psychedelic trip forMichael Pollan's bookHow To Change Your Mind.[9]