Film Screening and Director Talk: Skin of Glass by Denise Zmekhol

SKIN OF GLASS follows director 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 affectionately known as the Pele de Vidro (“Skin of Glass”), has become occupied by hundreds of homeless 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 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.

Stay after the screening for a lively discussion and Q+A, followed by a wine and cheese reception.

The Center for Architecture + Design is pleased to launch Skin of Glass as the first screening in the 2025 CA+D Film Series. Additional films will be announced this year.

Event Agenda

6:00-6:25 pm - Opening Reception

6:25-6:30 pm – Introduction and Welcome by Consul General of Brazil

6:30-8:00 pm – Film Screening

8:00-8:15 pm – Conversation with Denise Zmekhol and Karen Curtiss, AIA

8:15-8:30 pm – Audience Q&A

8:30-9:00 pm – Closing Reception

Filmmaker: Denise Zmekhol, Skin of Glass (2023) 

Organized in collaboration with Richard Neill, Adventure Pictures, and Karen Curtiss, AIA, CA+D Vice Chair.