Dir. Denise Zmekhol
2023, USA, 90 min
Portuguese, English and French with English subtitles
A poetic and personal cinematic meditation on displacement, inequality and loss, Skin of Glass follows the filmmaker’s journey upon discovering that their late father’s most celebrated work as an architect, a modernist glass skyscraper in the heart of São Paulo, has become occupied by hundreds of homeless families.
Generously sponsored by Crosier Kilgour
The Architecture + Design Film Festival (A+DFF) in Winnipeg presents critically acclaimed films focusing on the importance of architecture and design in everyday life. The films cover a range of design-oriented topics from architecture and urban design to graphics and product design. A+DFF (adff.ca) is the only Canadian based festival devoted solely to architecture and design. The festival is presented with the support of the Winnipeg Foundation, Urban Idea and the Manitoba Arts Council.
