The Cold Line of the Horizon

The story of seven free women who remain captives in the name of love. In love with inmates, they live the limitations of the relationship and the hope of one day starting a family outside. The film addresses this universe through emotional confidences, letters lovingly decorated and a privileged access to the intimacy of the couples.

What makes a free woman choose a prisoner to develop a loving relationship? “The Visit” is a film about love in this special condition. Among the characters, some met their partners in the penitentiary; others had been visiting their husbands for decades. They feel valued by them and say they are well loved. They are women who insist on a relationship full of constraints and privations, even suffering various consequences of this option on a daily basis. In this film the prison universe is almost exclusively present in the report of the women, and never from the point of view of the husbands.

A historic and unprecedented encounter. OABS invited Grupo FATO to the Guairinha stage to celebrate its 30-year trajectory. Recognized for its collaborations with prominent poets and composers, Grupo FATO is a benchmark in the fusion of diverse musical elements. This encounter, laden with symbolism, recalls the creation of the Curitiba Conservatory of Popular Music and the Music Workshops, institutions that shaped the trajectories of these two groups, "born" at the same time.

The sound of something falling, broken glass, car alarm triggered. She runs down the stairs of the building and faces the scene. With desperation, she moves away, leaving in the background the bloody body of a man fallen into a wrecked car. In a blood bank, she fearfully awaits for the time to donate. He appears in front of her. A ghost? A memory? The moment of the blood donation will reveal the pain and the challenges of the couple`s separation.