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Montreal, Thursday September 13, 2007 — Atopia is proud to announce the participation of Imitation, Federico Hidalgo’s second feature (A Silent Love, 2004) at Vistas Film Festival in Dallas, Texas. Imitation stars Vanessa Bauche (Amores Perros), Jesse Aaron Dwyre and Conrad Pla, and will be screening at the Angelika Film Center on September 20 at 2:15 pm, September 21 at 2:30 pm, September 22 at 12:00 pm.

In addition, Federico Hidalgo will lead a Film Workshop on Saturday, September 22 from 4:00 to 5:00pm, in which he will present select scenes from the film and discuss what went into creating them with anecdotes and reflections.

Teresa, an alluring Mexican woman, comes to Montreal in search of her husband who had abandoned her in Mexico, cutting her life in two. In Montreal, she meets Fenton, a young man who falls in love with her. Fenton convinces Teresa to let him help her find her husband. In their pursuit, Teresa and Fenton criss-cross Montreal, persuading a string of comical characters to reveal clues that will finally lead them to the wayward husband. In the end, Teresa must decide whether to reveal the painful secret that haunts her.

The film will be distributed theatrically by Atopia Distribution in Canada and the United States in Fall 2007

News posted Thursday, September 13, 2007.