Paulo Mendes da Rocha

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Brazilian architecture in the 20th century influenced generations of architects worldwide. But there was a time when choosing an architectural style also meant choosing a vision for the country, amidst political power struggles.

On a trip across the country, director Alberto Renault visits residential architecture in a meeting with architects and residents.

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.

On a trip across the country, director Alberto Renault visits residential architecture in a meeting with architects and residents.