New Yorks own first-time filmmaker, Heather Robertson showcases Comedy / Mockumentary Casting Adrift" at Westchester Film Festival March 11th, 2004

New York Native, Heather Robertson showcases her firt film as the 5th Annual Westchester Film Festival's opening feature, "Casting Adrift."

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 6, 2004--Blue eyes said If I can make it there, Im gonna make it anywhere." For Native New Yorker, first-time filmmaker Director/Writer, Heather Robertson, having her film open a film festival in New York is one thing, having this happen in her home state is even better. On Thursday, March 11th, 2004 at 2 p.m., Robertsons first film debuts on Opening Day at the Fifth Annual Westchester Film Festival slated for March 11th -13th at the National Amusements' City Center 15: Cinema de Lux in White Plains (Mamaroneck Avenue between Main Street and Martine Avenue). Flying in straight from Los Angeles where her film screened at the West Coast lap of the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, Robertson is taking her multi-hyphenate role as Director/Writer/Producer and even cameo acting appearance in her comedy seriously as she fulfills a 2004 film festival tour all over the U.S. with Casting Adrift."

Casting Adrift" is a creative Comedy/Mockumentary about Popstar, Carlin Wilders feature film directorial debut. The overly ambitious Wilder casts her favorite actors from the cancelled Lovers and Losers" soap opera to co-star in her project, not knowing their

former cast mates (whove all had dwindling acting careers in the 3 years since cancellation,) have also signed on. Arriving in Carlins East Hampton mansion for 2 weeks of rehearsals under strict instructions to not bring cell phones, companions or shoes, Wilders 'wild

idea to document rehearsals with a video crew onsite takes their own reality beyond imagination, including her request to Kiss The

Bunny." The comedy stars Jamie Day, Dane Whitlock, Holly Perkins, Peter Cavanagh, Katy Barker and Erick Kastel.

Robertson is a graduate of St. Pauls School and Georgetown University, where she received a B.A. in English Literature. She went to work in television production where she happily struggled through the talk" genre through 1996. From enrollment in the New Schools MFA program in Creative Writing, to making her way to New York Film Academys Intensive Digital Filmmaking Course, Robertsons filmmaking thirst would be quenched when she met Dublin-native, John McKone. Collaborating on writing Casting Adrift" launched Robertson into Producer mode, where she simultaneously put on her Director hat and took the project 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.

After the Westchester Film Festival Casting Adrift" screening, Robertson will debut the film at The Palm Beach International Film Festival April 2-10 and hit Tampas TamBay Film & Video Festival April 23-25th.

For information on Casting Adrift" or for interviews with Director/Writer, Heather Roberston, please call Stacey Kumagai

818-506-8675 or mediamonster@yahoo.com

For more information on the Westchester Film Festival,call Iris G. Stevens, Director @ 914-995-2917

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Contact: Stacey Kumagai at 818/506-8675