Farmer-turned-filmmaker who put $500k on the line | Australian Story

Off the page, Leila McDougall’s life reads like a blockbuster, full of obstacles, adversity, triumph, loss and love.

When the young farmer from Victoria wanted to draw attention to the issues her rural community faces, she struck a cunning plan, bluffing her way into acting school, then making her own feature film with ‘Chopper’ actor Simon Lyndon, who has also battled his own demons.

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