導演父親用一棟玻璃高樓詮釋了他對巴西未來的想像，卻在她十四歲那年驟然離世。
數十年後，導演重返這棟建築，裡面已住滿了無家可歸的人。她試圖在裂縫之間尋找父親的輪廓，卻發現玻璃映照出的不僅有個人記憶，還有一座城市關於夢想、階級與居住正義的漫長變遷。
A poetic and deeply personal cinematic meditation on displacement, inequality, and loss, Skin of Glass follows filmmaker Denise Zmekhol after she discovers that her late father’s most celebrated architectural work—a modernist glass skyscraper in the heart of São Paulo—has been occupied by hundreds of unhoused families.
Built during the vibrant era of Bossa Nova and Cinema Novo and completed in the early years of a U.S.-backed dictatorship, the building’s dramatic transformations come to mirror Brazil itself through periods of repression, upheaval, and renewal.
As Zmekhol embarks on a journey to reconnect with the father she lost at age fourteen, she is confronted by a growing global crisis: one in six people worldwide lack adequate housing. Following a devastating tragedy, she develops relationships with the building’s residents and gains insight into how some of São Paulo’s most vulnerable citizens found refuge within a modernist landmark from Brazil’s architectural golden age.
Blending the personal with the political, Skin of Glass becomes a powerful portrait of a nation in crisis, told through the intertwined stories of a father and daughter and the urban landscape where memory, identity, and aspiration converge.
Denise Zmekhol是阿拉伯裔巴西籍製片人暨導演，以充滿創意的紀錄片與媒體作品廣受好評，其作品向來以精緻的影像美學與純熟的敘事功力著稱。她的代表作《CHILDREN OF THE AMAZON》獲ITVS支持並於PBS播出，榮獲多項國際大獎；她也共同製作與執導了艾美獎得獎PBS系列《DIGITAL JOURNEY》。
在製作暨執導《玻璃之家》的過程中，她獲得ITVS、國家藝術基金會（National Endowment for the Arts）、IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund、Latino Public Broadcasting，以及多個民間基金會的支持。她曾於Pop-Up Magazine、TEDWomen等重要平台分享《玻璃之家》的創作歷程，該片已於多個國際影展放映，累計獲得10項大獎。
Denise Zmekhol is an Arab-Brazilian producer and director, acclaimed for her innovative documentary films and media projects. Her work is distinguished by elegant visuals and masterful storytelling. Zmekhol's credits include the award-winning documentary CHILDREN OF THE AMAZON, supported by ITVS and broadcast on PBS, which garnered multiple international awards. She also co-produced and co-directed the Emmy Award-winning PBS series DIGITAL JOURNEY. As director/producer of SKIN OF GLASS, Zmekhol received support from esteemed organizations, including ITVS, the National Endowment for the Arts, IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund, Latino Public Broadcasting, and several private foundations. She has presented the story of SKIN OF GLASS at prestigious platforms, including Pop-Up Magazine and TEDWomen. SKIN OF GLASS has been screened at numerous international festivals, earning 10 awards.
