As Canadians unite to celebrate the creators and narratives in Canadian cinema, a series of special events are planned to pay tribute to the life and impact of Graham Greene, a respected actor from Six Nations. Greene, an Oneida from Six Nations of the Grand River in southern Ontario, passed away last autumn at the age of 73.
National Canadian Film Day falls on April 15, a day dedicated to honoring Canadian cinema coast-to-coast, co-sponsored by CBC. Various Canadian film screenings will take place in communities nationwide to mark the occasion.
As part of this year’s commemorations, screenings will be organized to remember Greene’s contributions, featuring a presentation of his movie “Clearcut” (1991) at The Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ontario. The screening, starting at 6:00 p.m. on April 15, will be open to the public, with Greene’s family and the Six Nations community in attendance. Additionally, a short documentary film titled “Graham Greene: I’m Just Me” by Tara Johns will be showcased at the event.
Screenings of “Clearcut” and Greene’s acclaimed work “Seeds” will also take place in Toronto, Ottawa, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout his nearly five-decade career, Greene portrayed numerous characters on stage and screen, ranging from prominent movies to various television productions.
Recognized for his talent, Greene was a member of the Order of Canada and received an Academy Award nomination for his role in “Dances with Wolves.” In 2004, he was honored with the Earle Grey Lifetime Achievement Award for television acting at the Canadian Screen Awards. His contributions to the arts were further acknowledged with the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2025.
