‘Community Hands’ video goes viral

A short film that had a minuscule budget and a volunteer crew is currently going viral. After only a week online the Clifton School of Arts video, Community Hands, had already been viewed thousands of times both in Australia and internationally.

Directed by David Roach, it features the brilliant young Wombarra violinist, Cedar-Rose Newman. Until Covid-19 hit, Cedar-Rose had been studying in New York under the guidance of her teacher, Professor Lucie Robert.

In the film, Cedar-Rose performs Westerway by Wollongong born composer, Professor Matthew Hindson AM. Hindson has become one of the most-performed and most-commissioned composers of his generation. When Hindson and his publisher, Faber Music, heard about the project they very generously allowed the CSA to use Westerway license free.

The other star of the film is the 110-year-old Clifton School of Arts itself and the extraordinary landscape of the Northern Illawarra, the escarpment, the coastal pools and the famous Sea Cliff Bridge. Aerials were filmed by drone pilot, David Corbett with additional photography by Dom O’Donnell. The track was recorded by Ben Davis at Silver Sound Studios and features Rita Woolhouse on cello.

The film can be viewed by going to https://vimeo.com/604581434