A Comedy Where Expectations, Good Taste and Shoes Are Checked at the Door!
Showing at NY FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL on Sunday, July 25 at 10:15 PM
PALMS CASINO RESORT -- LAS VEGAS (4321 W. Flamingo Road)
Brenden Theatres

THE FILM:
"Casting Adrift" is about Popstar, Carlin Wilder's wild adventure casting her favorite unemployed soap opera actors to co-star in her feature film directorial debut with rehearsals taking place in her East Hampton mansion for 2 weeks under strict instructions to not bring cell phones, companions or shoes. Documented by a video crew onsite takes the groups' own reality beyond imagination, including Wilder's request to "Kiss The Bunny." The comedy stars Jamie Day, Dane Whitlock, Holly Perkins, Peter Cavanagh, Katy Barker and Erick Kastel.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR, WRITER,PRODUCER: HEATHER ROBERTSON:

Heather Robertson is a graduate of St. Paul's School and Georgetown University, where she received a B.A. in English Literature. She worked in television production's "talk" genre through 1996 then enrolled in the New School's MFA program in Creative Writing, making her way to New York Film Academy's Intensive Digital Filmmaking Course. Robertson's filmmaking thirst would be quenched when she met Dublin-native, John McKone. Collaborating on writing "Casting Adrift" launched Robertson into production in East Hampton, NY in February 2003, wrapping production in just 5 weeks. Robertson is the daughter of accomplished actors Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill.

THE WEBSITE: www.castingadrift.com

-- FIRST TIME INDIE FILMMAKER * HAD ONLY HALF HER CAST 48 HRS. PRIOR TO
FILMING
-- 2ND GENERATION HOLLYWOOD (daughter of Actors Cliff Robertson & Dina
Merrill)
-- SHOT FILM IN 5 WEEKS
-- TRULY INDIE-PENDENT -- NOT USING ANY HOLLYWOOD TIES
-- LOST LOCATION 2 WKS BEFORE SHOOTING
-- SECURED 7 FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES THIS YEAR ALONE... AND SHE PLOWS ON!