Pooya is an Iranian-American actor, writer, filmmaker, and transgender educator & activist, born and raised in Tehran, now based in New York City. Maia Directors:  Hi Pooya! Tell us something you’re currently excited about.  Pooya Mohseni: I'm very excited about a few things right now: first, a short film that I co-wrote/produced/starred in, "Transit : A New York City Fairytale" is going into the editing room, and second, in January I'll be starting principal photography in L