Christopher Givens

Film B / feature film / New Orleans

by the time I see you in the morning

The triptych as a field of translation: voices, letters, routes, performances, and searches moving between people who never possess the whole. The film’s long production history mirrors its form—an ensemble gathered across different moments, cameras, neighborhoods, and conditions.
The film title translated into multiple languages↗

Production timeline

2020 Initial project and triptych framework

October 4, 2021 Third draft of script presented to FilmShop: New Orleans Chapter

April 4, 2022 First day of production on the ABC Triptych: Film B.

2022–2023 Production across New Orleans in dispersed units

2023–25 Editing process across 8 states.

2025 Joan Mitchell Center residency. 6 days of production

2026 Two-hour working cut; score, sound, finishing, and limited pickups in development

Cast

MNDave Gilman

Lizzie LeRealGrace Kennedy

Sandy OranKelly Bond

LeonaLaura Borealis

TweedyFrankie Halbiger

René DobrantAram Aghazarian

Felix FannonRobert Eads

Doris FooteSelwyn Figg

ParnassusPaul Wimberly

RolandJohn Slade

GrahamD.G.W. Hedges

TyMacKenzie Rosenberg

MetaJackie Cole

BishopPhoebe Vlassis

IrvinJoshua Tierney

PémptiRhi Jade

ZoysiaKat Sotelo

FranGabrielle Fischler

WalkerJames Johnson Jr.

KarynnLM

Mr. RichmondPhil Vanderyken

Desire ManNories Louis

JoulesDerek Batiste

Esther CledonConstance Thompson

AntonioJosh Ramos

OttoT J Toups

MatthewsNeil Ranu

Chance EncounterArrash Baghaie

The ReaderAnn Glaviano

OzOz Lacour

Supporting Cast

Zane Ali · Chris Sheldon · Harley Lacour · Isah Osorio · Jolly Osorio · Ateven P. Snderson · Allison Beondé · Daron Douglas · Chloe Sandefer · Ellery Burton · Max Skelton · Becky Allen · Miguel Velásquez · Elizabeth Chen · Roger Steinbrink · Kora Jansen · Traceuse Wanders · Scotty Heron · Helena Wang · Kaori Maeyama · Laura Sugerman · Asia M Thomas · Sara Gleason · Dawomey Atis · Lex Caron · Julia Houghton · Tyler Thurman · Emmalee Sutton · TT Kooken · Loomis · Abdi Farrah · Sophia Sells · Jeremy Phipps · Kevan Caldwell · Miles Labat · Rachel Kim Martin · Gregorio Alvarez · Anastasiya Asachakova · Faye Kennelly · Derek Zimmer · Amanda Lawrence · Henry Mikulencak · Ivan Mikulencak · Joshua P. Bell · Elyssa Fonicello · Jackie Rawls · Sierra Carvalho · Nolam Plaas · Sadie Sheldon · Ki Khue Huynh · Seth Ludman · Sarah Ambrose · Brooke Volkert · Charles Lumar II · Ryan Cairns (Carr) · Brian Bee · Owen Ever · Kamari Stevens · Jeffery Darrensbourg · ZV Pine · Rey Hansen · Anthony Ford · Emma Campbell · Honey the Fool · Sara Ritsch · Chris Beroes-Haigis · Jenny Brent · Kenny Wang · Beverly Trask · Joe Ductape

Crew

Writer / Director / Editor

Christopher Givens

Producers

Christopher Givens

Sadie Sheldon

Associate Producers

Brett Felty

Joshua Tierney

Casting Associates

Ruby Green

Joshua Tierney

Directors of Photography

Brett Felty

Christopher Givens

Ben Maner

Fernando MacFarlane

Michael Parrella

Alejandro de los Rios

Aaron Sarles

Production Designer

Daniel Miller

Art Director

Sadie Sheldon

Set Decoration

Dana C. Gainey

Sophia Sells

Assistant Directors

Sophia Sells

Emily Jane Mouton

Costume Design

Stephanie Dixon

Sadie Sheldon

Sound

Lee Garcia

Morgan Orion

Adam Sekuler

Post-production Assistant

Olivia Moore

Steadicam / Underwater Camera

Haley Turk

Milan Daemgen