Australian Story

One in Seven Trillion (29x11)

: 29, 2024

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.