Leyna Bloom is the first trans actress of colour to star in a festival selection with her show-stopping role in Danielle Lessovitz “Port Authority”, a part of history she’d like to dedicate to the iconic trans women who paved the way for this moment. “When I got this opportunity, I was thinking about so many trans women who paved the way for me that I’m friends with, that also wants to have this experience telling these stories.
I wanted to do them justice so when they see the film, they feel they are being recognized,” Bloom told ET Canada. “I told them when I got the opportunity that everything I’m doing with this project and projects in the future, I’m dedicating to them and I hope they allow me to pay homage to them and allow