Avant-garde video-maker, intermedia artist and film theorist (Givens) grew up in Farmington Hills, MI USA; born 1/3/1992.
Givens is a lifelong learner of cinema who has enjoyed the arts since childhood. In middle school Givens came to terms with her gender identity but kept it a secret until early adulthood. After graduating from college she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and remains an advocate for mental health.
Awards include: Harpur College of Arts and Sciences Honors in Cinema; Binghamton University (2014). The Dean's List; Binghamton University (2013-2014). The Distinguished Professor Emeritus Ken Jacobs Cinema Scholarship; Binghamton University (2013). "Women of AT & T" Professional National Scholarship (2010). National Honor Society; North Farmington High School (2010). Lifeguarding Award; North Farmington High School (2008). Choir Award; North Farmington High School (2008). Economics Award; North Farminton High School (2007).
Givens has had her films screened in the following festivals: Animac: International Animation Film Festival 2020 (Spain) - Immobile #3 Animac: International Animation Film Festival 2019 (Spain) - Immobile #2 My Mumbai International Short Film Festival 2018 (India) - Block by Block Mediawave International Art & Music Festival 2016 (Hungary) - Futility Student Cuts International Film Festival 2015 (Slovenia) - Futility Student Experimental Film Festival Binghamton 2014 (USA) - Immobile Vagrant Summer Film Festival 2014 (Belarus) - (41) Schooner Street Centrally Isolated Film Festival 2013 (USA) - (41) Schooner Street And one work has been digitally archived back in 2013; Video Hearts online gallery of the moving image - Pitted