As Canadians nationwide unite to celebrate Canadian cinema and the creative minds behind it, a series of special events are scheduled to pay tribute to the life and enduring influence of Six Nations actor Graham Greene. Greene, a member of the Oneida community from Six Nations of the Grand River in southern Ontario, passed away last autumn at the age of 73.
April 15 marks National Canadian Film Day, a CBC-co-sponsored initiative dedicated to honoring Canadian cinema through a day-long celebration featuring screenings of Canadian films in communities throughout the country. As part of this year’s festivities, film showings will commemorate Greene’s contributions, including a presentation of his movie “Clearcut” (1991) at The Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ontario.
The screening, scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. on April 15, will be open to the public, with members of Greene’s family and the Six Nations community in attendance. Additionally, the event will feature the screening of the short documentary “Graham Greene: I’m Just Me” by Tara Johns.
Screenings of “Clearcut” and Greene’s acclaimed film “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 major motion pictures to various television productions.
Recognized for his exceptional talent, Greene was honored with the Order of Canada and was an Academy Award nominee for his role in “Dances with Wolves.” His contributions to television acting were acknowledged with the Earle Grey lifetime achievement award at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2004, and he received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2025.
[Image: Graham Greene, who was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2021, is shown at a Walk of Fame event at Roy Thomson Hall on May 26, 2023 in Toronto. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)]