As Canadians nationwide unite to celebrate the talents and narratives within Canadian cinema, a series of special gatherings are set to commemorate the life and impact of Graham Greene, a respected actor from the Six Nations community. Greene, an Oneida member from Six Nations of the Grand River in southern Ontario, passed away at the age of 73 last autumn.
April 15 marks National Canadian Film Day, a CBC co-sponsored initiative dedicated to honoring Canadian cinema through coast-to-coast film screenings in various communities. As part of this year’s activities, special film viewings will pay tribute to Greene’s contributions, including a screening of his 1991 film “Clearcut” at the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ont.
The screening, scheduled to commence at 6:00 p.m. on April 15, will be free to attend, with members of Greene’s family and the Six Nations community in attendance. Additionally, the event will showcase 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, N.S. Greene’s illustrious career spanned nearly five decades, featuring numerous roles in both film and television productions.
Recognized for his achievements, Greene was a recipient of the Order of Canada and earned an Academy Award nomination for his role in “Dances with Wolves.” He was honored with the Earle Grey lifetime achievement award for television acting at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2004 and later received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 2025 for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.
