By David Friend THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO-Metis filmmaker Gail Maurice fought for years to get her debut film “Rosie” onto the big screen while staying true to telling an inspiring story of Indigeneity and queer identity. Many outsiders didn’t think she could do it, the Saskatchewan director said in a recent interview. They thought an untested Indigenous filmmaker whose career had been mostly focused on acting couldn’t shoulder the responsibility. “There’s so much institutional racism,” she said. “It’s not spoken, but you know that you’re not getting jobs because of that. You know you’re not getting a directing gig because no one believes you can do it.” Last month, Maurice showed the world she could. “Rosie” made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival as a symbol of perseverance

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