Keira Knightley highlights domestic violence in a shocking new advertisement for the charity Women's Aid. Directed by BAFTA-winning director, Joe Wright, the advert is part of a national domestic violence awareness campaign. The two-minute film was made with minimum expense; the time of the director and the actors was given for free. Multi-award winning actress Keira Knightley said of the advert
"I wanted to take part in this advert for Women's Aid because while domestic violence exists in every section of society, we rarely hear about it ... Domestic violence affects one in four women at some point in their lifetime and kills two women every week. Without the services provided by Women's Aid, many more women could be at risk of being killed, yet without donations the charity may not exist this time next year."
Watch the advert here (contains scenes of violence which viewers may find disturbing).
Another recent celebrity endorsement making the headlines has been the reunion of two Beatles stars for The David Lynch Foundation, as reported by the Charity Channel last month. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were on stage together in New York last Saturday and performed With a Little Help from My Friends. McCartney also paid tribute to the late John Lennon before playing Here Today, a song he wrote for the fellow Beatle.
This article is written by Matthew Tucker and is part of the Webjam Charity Channel.
