So Far, So Good: On connection, loss, laughter and the Torres Strait
On connection, loss, laughter and the Torres Strait
$32.04
- Paperback
360 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2022
Summary
‘I am a descendant of the Samu and Koedal clans of Sabai Island. My people are warriors, but we are storytellers too.’
On his long path to success from aspiring professional footballer to actor, director and producer for every opportunity Aaron Fa’Aoso had, there were setbacks and heartache. He was six when his father and grandfather both died. His fiercely proud mother and even fiercer grandmother dug deep to raise Aaron and his brothers. Belief in himself as a warrior literally and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780648987437 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0648987434 |
| Author: | Aaron Fa'Aoso |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury |
| Imprint: | Pantera Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 360 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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Aaron Fa'Aoso
Aaron Fa’Aoso is a Torres Strait Islander film producer, director, screenwriter and actor. He is known for his roles in RAN- Remote Area Nurse, East West 101, The Straits, Black Comedy, and as the presenter of Strait to the Plate and Going Places with Ernie Dingo. Aaron is the executive director of his own film and television production company, Lone Star, which created the documentary series Blue Water Empire, about the history of the Torres Strait Islands. Aaron is a board member of Screen Queensland and belongs to several government and not-for-profit advisory committees. He holds a Masters Degree of Film Business from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Michelle Scott Tucker is the author of Elizabeth Macarthur- A Life at the Edge of the World a biography of the woman who established the Australian wool industry (although her husband received all the credit). Elizabeth Macarthur was shortlisted for the 2019 NSW State Library Ashurst Business Literature Prize and the 2019 CHASS Australia Book Prize.
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