Director
Christene Browne
61 years · St. Kitts, British West Indies · 10 films
Christene A. Browne, a renowned filmmaker, hails from St. Kitts and later settled in Regent Park, Canada's oldest and largest low-income community, in 1970. Her passion for video-making led her to actively participate in the Regent Park Video Workshop Project, eventually becoming its leader. Browne's journey continued as she pursued her film education at Ryerson University. Notably, Browne made history by being the first African-Canadian woman to produce, direct and write a dramatic feature film, "Another Planet." In 2007, she accomplished the documentary series "Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language," which delves into the evolution of language from ancient times to the present. Browne's exceptional work earned her the Documentary Filmmaker prize at the Women's International Film and Television Showcase Visionary Awards in 2011. Currently, she resides in Toronto with her three children.
Best known for
Filmography 10
Austin Clarke: Survivor of the Crossing
2021 · Director, Writer
Farewell Regent
2019 · Writer, Editor
On Kanopy
Mount Misery
2016 · Writer, Director
A Way Out
2001 · Director
Another Planet
1999 · Director, Writer
No Choice
1993 · Director
Them That's Not
1993 · Director
Jodie Drake: Blues in My Bread
1991 · Director
Brothers in Music
1990 · Producer, Director
From Nevis To...
1987 · Director