SKIN OF GLASS

SKIN OF GLASS follows filmmaker Denise Zmekhol’s (CHILDREN OF THE AMAZON, SFF 2009) journey after discovering that her late father’s most celebrated work as an architect, a modernist glass skyscraper in the heart of São Paulo affectionately known as the Pele de Vidro (“Skin of Glass”), has become occupied by hundreds of unhoused families.

The film delicately interweaves the personal and political in a poetic and cinematic meditation on displacement, inequality, and loss. In the wake of a shocking tragedy that took place during the film’s production, Zmekhol connects with the residents of the Pele de Vidro and is brought face to face with the intimate, human consequences of an exploding population and global housing crisis.

Co-presented by CineFest Latino Boston Film Festival. Sponsored by Bobbie Bush Portrait Artist, Zingerplatz Pictures, Essex’s NY Pizza & Deli, and Amelia Payson House Bed & Breakfast.

Salem Film Fest