Born in St. Kitts, Christene A. Browne moved to Regent Park, Canada’s oldest and largest low-income community, in 1970. There she became involved in making videos, going on to attend Ryerson University’s film program. Browne’s first dramatic feature, Another Planet, was the first feature film directed by a Black woman in Canada. In 2011 Browne was awarded the Documentary Filmmaker prize at the Women’s International Film and Television Showcase Visionary Awards. She lives in Toronto.