Maissa Houri is an Arab-Canadian award-winning independent filmmaker and actress based out of Ottawa, Canada. We get to know the very first person she met in our Rainbow Community. And how she became an ally for us. We also get to know her thoughts and opinions. And we also discuss what the acting world is like with and for LGBTQ actors. Also what her experience has been starting out as an actress and finding that 99% of her auditions consisted of either terrorist or refugee roles and what was that like for her. We also discuss why she decided to create her own work in order to properly represent her rich Arab culture. Currently, Maissa is the Director of Womxn’s Industry for the Digi60 Film Festival in Ottawa. Maissa is also working on the development of a new series based on Arab-Canadians, producing short films for emerging BIPOC directors and a new Instagram Live segment titled Moms After Dark where she interviews mothers working in the creative field. For more information you can check her Instagram at https://instagram.com/miss_maissa To donate to Bruce House https://brucehouse.ca As always please remember “Self Love Is The Best Love, I Love My Self Today” Any questions, comments or if you would like to be a guest on the show email us transpositionthepodcast@gmail.com