Awards season is a chance for Araya Mengesha to both revel in recognition and support his fellow performer. “It’s exciting to be heading into Canadian Screen Week and then the ACTRA Awards after that,” he says. “I’m excited to be…
For actors/directors Araya Mengesha and Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, the one silver lining of quarantine was each other. “Having a roommate during the pandemic became a lifeline,” recalls Araya. “We were already three years in, as roommates, when the first lockdown hit.…