Joyce Rivera

Joyce Rivera is a Salvadorean-Canadian actress with film and television credits including Murdoch Mysteries, Schitt's Creek, Sex Life (Netflix), The Expanse (Amazon), and Atom Egoyan's Remember among other productions. 

She graduated Honours with a double bachelor's degree in Psycology and Social Development Studies. She also completed Social Work Studies at the University of Waterloo.

Joyce is also a graduate from the Toronto Second City's Improv program where she had the opportunity to perform on stage in various improv skits. Her passion for acting has crossed borders, having trained at acting schools in Canada, Mexico, Colombia and Spain. 

In her free time, she serves as Chief Union Steward for a major company in the aviation industry. She also likes to support local artists' work, travelling, but most of all spending time with her family.

Amica Hewitt

Amica Hewitt is a multi-talented and curious creator, seamlessly balancing her passion for storytelling with her life as a single mother. She has worked as a scriptwriter, researcher and recipe developer, story editor, sous chef, culinary coordinator, and food stylist for television cooking shows and film. Her artistic vision and unique problem-solving skills have also led her to roles as set decorator, props buyer, and shop lead.

In 2021, Amica was asked (told) to step in front of the camera as an actor, starring in Meghan's Day and has been deeply encouraged by further offers and roles in short-films, including Looking Inside Out, and Mötherhead. She rarely identifies as an actor but her friends' do - Amica credits much of her success in film and tv to her best friend and fellow creative collaborator, writer and director, Angie Mills. Together, they navigate the challenges of motherhood and filmmaking, sharing moments of inspiration over cans of lukewarm club soda on set...it's one of the only ways they can find time together.

In 2023, Amica returned to her small hometown of Perth, Ontario, with her son. She continues to pursue writing and acting projects. She is currently developing a production series with two co-creators, while bringing home the bacon in social services and community development.

MAISSA HOURI

Maissa (she/her) is an Arab-Canadian award-winning independent filmmaker and actor. Due to misrepresentation of Arabs and Muslims on TV and in film, Maissa started creating her own work in order to properly represent her culture. Currently she is working on 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 industries.