Syncopated productions
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Syncopated Productions is a Toronto based film company founded by filmmaker Christene Browne
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For 20 years Syncopated Productions has been creating award winning programs that have always been thought provoking and enlightening. From its inception in 1990 the company has been committed to celebrating culture, giving a voice to the voiceless and bringing social inequalities to the forefront .
In 1999 , the company produced the feature film “Another Planet". This film about cultural identity became the very first feature film to be written and directed by a Black woman in Canada.
“Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language”, a ground breaking 5 part documentary series that looks at the history of the worlds languages is the companies most recent production. The series compiles many fascinating facts and controversies about Language and features interviews with many world renown experts such as Noam Chomsky.
All of the companies films have been screened , broadcast and distributed internationally.
Christene Browne
Christene Browne is the first black woman to write, produce and direct a feature film in Canada.Born in St. Kitts, Browne moved with her family to Canada in 1970. She spent her formative years in Regent Park, Canada’s oldest and largest low income community. It was in this Toronto community...
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For 20 years Syncopated Productions has been creating award winning programs that have always been thought provoking and enlightening. From its inception in 1990 the company has been committed to celebrating culture, giving a voice to the voiceless and bringing social inequalities to the forefront .
In 1999 , the company produced the feature film “Another Planet". This film about cultural identity became the very first feature film to be written and directed by a Black woman in Canada.
“Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language”, a ground breaking 5 part documentary series that looks at the history of the worlds languages is the companies most recent production. The series compiles many fascinating facts and controversies about Language and features interviews with many world renown experts such as Noam Chomsky.
All of the companies films have been screened , broadcast and distributed internationally.