As Canadians unite to celebrate the filmmakers and narratives of Canadian cinema, a series of special events are scheduled to commemorate the life and impact of Six Nations actor Graham Greene. Greene, a member of the Oneida tribe 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 nationwide celebration of Canadian cinema co-sponsored by CBC. The event will showcase Canadian films through screenings in communities across the country.
As part of this year’s festivities, film screenings will pay tribute to 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 attended by members of Greene’s family and the Six Nations community. Additionally, a short documentary film titled “Graham Greene: I’m Just Me” by Tara Johns will be featured at the event.
Screenings of “Clearcut” and Greene’s acclaimed film “Seeds” will also take place in Toronto, Ottawa, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout his almost five-decade-long career, Greene portrayed numerous characters on stage and screen, appearing in a variety of major motion pictures and television productions.
Recognized for his talent, Greene was honored with the Order of Canada and received an Academy Award nomination for his role in “Dances with Wolves.” He was bestowed 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.