Film industry identity in real-life fight for life A beloved figure in the Queensland film industry will travel to Germany to treat an aggressive brain tumour thanks to the $100,000+ raised from community.
Lifestyle by GREG STOLZ
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Subscriber only A QUEENSLAND film industry identity who is fighting aggressive brain cancer will fly to Germany on Saturday for radical treatment as a massive community fundraising campaign continues. Queensland Touring Film Festival director and father-of-three Jed Cahill, 42, has been given just 12 months to live after being diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma. Gold Coast film industry identity Jed Cahill with wife Jacinta and children Willow, 4, Max, 8, and Ruby, 9. Jed has been diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer and is making a mercy dash to Germany for urgent treatment. A film festival is being held at the Gold Coast Arts Centre to help raise funds for the treatment. Picture: NIGEL