Director · Writer · Actor
Alone (together)
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Garrick Givens
Director
Director
Biography
Garrick Givens is listed on FestOrbit as Director.
Selected credits in the structured profile include Alone (together) (2026) — Director, Writer, Actor, I, Amoeba (2026) — Director, Editor, Cinematographer, and Lauren's Early Years (Givens Home Movies: Part I) (2026) — Director, Editor, Producer.
Education entries include Cinema at Binghamton University.
Recorded recognition includes Semi-Finalist at Pebbles Underground Film and Video Festival for Lauren's Early Years (Givens Home Movies: Part I) and Nominee - Best Experimental Short at Scene Awards for Another Season Gone Already.
Professional work
31 projectsSelected Credits & Filmography
Director · 31 creditsWriter · 15 creditsActor · 14 creditsEditor · 10 creditsCinematographer · 7 creditsProducer · 5 credits
Director · Editor · Cinematographer
I, Amoeba
Animation, Experimental, Other
Director · Editor · Producer
Lauren's Early Years (Givens Home Movies: Part I)
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Editor · Cinematographer
Another Season Gone Already
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
Faster than my camera's eye
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
The Temple
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
When you wish upon a star
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Editor · Cinematographer
13 Moons
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director
Drishti #3
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor · Producer
Futility
Animation, Experimental, Feature, Student, Other
Director · Editor
Here again but gone already
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Cinematographer
Here again to ensconce your preservation
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
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Director · Writer · Actor
I don't have to think, I intend to
Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
I Want to Dance
Animation, Experimental, Short
Director · Writer · Actor
It is understood that Hollywood sells subjugation
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
Ode to Mittens
Experimental, Short, Other
Director
Refractions of the Drishti
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
Rooted
Animation, Experimental, Short
Director
Spherical Exposures
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
The cloak of queerness
Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
The neurotic vs. the schizophrenic
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Writer · Producer
Agility (..or something like it)
Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
Director · Editor
Chalkcolor
Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
Director · Actor · Editor
Chalkcolor #3
Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
Director · Writer · Actor
I don't have to think anymore
Experimental, Short, Other
Director
Sand.Moon.Walking.Sky.
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Director · Editor · Cinematographer
Stranger Than Paradis
Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
Director · Editor · Producer
the half-light house
Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
Director · Cinematographer
Threshold Flicker
Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
Director · Editor · Cinematographer
Video killed the Super 8 star
Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
Director · Writer · Producer
Tempered
Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
Education
Binghamton University
Cinema
Awards & Official Selections
Best Experimental Short Film
India International Star Film Festival Awards · The Temple
Best Experimental Short Film
Ideal International Film Festival · The Temple
Nominee - Best Experimental Short
Scene Awards · Another Season Gone Already
Semi-Finalist
Pebbles Underground Film and Video Festival · Lauren's Early Years (Givens Home Movies: Part I)
Official Selection
WIGU Festival Budweis · The Temple
Official Selection
31 Days of Cine · It is understood that Hollywood sells subjugation
Official Selection
So Limitless and Free International Film Festival · I Want to Dance
Nominee - Best Artistic Film
AltFF Alternative Film Festival · I Want to Dance
Honorable Mention
RTF Realtime International Film Festival · Rooted
Semi-Finalist
Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival · The Temple
Official Selection
NARFEST · The neurotic vs. the schizophrenic
Best Experimental
Honor Film Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Honorable Mention
RTF Realtime International Film Festival · Futility
Official Selection
Cinema of the World International Film Festival · Futility
Nominee - Best Student Project
Ideal International Film Festival · Futility
Official Selection
Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival · Futility
Finalist
Kashmir International Film and Cultural Festival · Futility
Best Student Film
Saath Jiyo Foundation International Film Festival · Futility
Official Selection
Kashmir International Film Academy Awards · I don't have to think anymore
Nominee - Best Experimental Short
Ideal international Film Festival · Here again but gone already
Official Selection
CineMosaic Film Festival · Here again to ensconce your preservation
Best Debut Filmmaker of Feature Film
Golden Lion International Film Festival · Futility
Official Selection
Eastern Europe Film Festival · Futility
Best Student Film - Honorable Mention
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival · Futility
Official Selection
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival · Futility
Official Selection
Stockholm City Film Festival · Futility
Nomination - Best Experimental, Feature Category
AltFF Alternative Film Festival · Futility
Best International Feature Film - Special Mention
Rohip International Film Festival · Futility
Official Selection
Cinematic European Film Festival · Futility
Best Youth Director
Bettiah International Film Festival · Futility
Best First Time Filmmaker
Asian Talent International Film Festival · Futility
Official Selection
Gjon Mili International Video Art Festival · The neurotic vs. the schizophrenic
Official Selection
Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival · The neurotic vs. the schizophrenic
Honorable Mention
Gjon Mili International Video Art Festival · The cloak of queerness
Official Selection
Himachal Short Film Festival · The cloak of queerness
Official Selection
Ooty Short Film Festival · The cloak of queerness
Official Selection
Kalakari Film Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Official Selection
Paradise Film Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Best Director (Special Award)
Eastern Europe Film Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Best Experimental Short Film
Bettiah International Film Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Honorable Mention
The Women’s Bioscope · I don't have to think anymore
Official Selection
Cinestesya Film Festival · I don't have to think anymore
Official Selection
Mister Vorky · Chalkcolor
Finalist
The Women’s Bioscope · Chalkcolor #3
Official Selection
7th Seoul Animal Film Festival · Ode to Mittens
Official Selection
2024 Chiayi International Three Minutes Video Competition · Refractions of the Drishti
Nominee - Best Experimental North America
AltFF Alternative Film Festival · Here again but gone already
Official Selection
IFA-Indie Film Awards · Here again to ensconce your preservation
Official Selection
Brazil New Visions Film Fest · Here again to ensconce your preservation
Official Selection
Lift-Off Filmmakers Sessions Hosted By @LiftOffGlobalNetwork · Agility (..or something like it)
Official Selection
Urban Arts Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Semi-Finalist
Serbest International Film Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Nominee - Best Writer
AltFF Alternative Film Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Best Experimental Film
IDEAL International Film Festival · Agility (..or something like it)
Official Selection
2021 Unesa International Visual Art Exhibition · Tempered