Sam Lara

Brisbane, Australia

Sam Lara

Brisbane, Australia

I won my first film award when I was 10. It was $500. I put it in the bank and said that when I was older I would use it to pay for university, a pet sea turtle and world peace.

Since then, I've begun a film degree at Bond University, had 3 of my plays staged and am giving birth to a novel. I've also won awards for short films and short stories and once I beat Aaron Sorkin for Best Screenplay at the Oscars but my psychiatrist says I should stop telling people that my Oscars dream was real because it affects my credibility.

I like turtles and The West Wing and I have a Star Wars Jedi Master named after me. I am going to single-handedly stop illegal deforestation in Borneo as soon as my letter from Hogwarts arrives.

  • Education
    • International Baccalaureate
    • Bachelor of Film and Television