Movie·2026·1h 30m
Skin of Glass
Country
United States of America
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: Pele de Vidro
A poetic and personal cinematic meditation on displacement and loss, SKIN OF GLASS follows filmmaker Denise Zmekhol’s journey after discovering that her late father's most celebrated work as an architect, a modernist glass skyscraper in the heart of São Paulo, Brazil, has become occupied by hundreds of homeless families.
Written By
Ellen Bruno, Josh Peterson
Producer
Denise Zmekhol
Cinematography
Leonardo Maestrelli
Editor
Josh Peterson
Themes
Production House
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Cast
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Crew
Josh Peterson
Editor
Denise Zmekhol
Director, Writer, Producer
Ellen Bruno
Writer
Leonardo Maestrelli
Director of Photography
Heloísa Passos
Director of Photography
Josh Peterson
Writer
Jacob Solitrenick
Director of Photography
Otavio Pupo
Director of Photography
Steve Siracuse
Director of Photography
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