SKIN OF GLASS (original) (raw)

Educational Media Reviews Online | Reviewed by Monique Threatt, Indiana University, Herman B Wells Library, Bloomington, IN "Highly recommended for those interested in Activism, Architecture, and Latin American studies."

University of Cincinnati | Flavia Bastos, Ph.D. Research Professor in the Arts and Humanities in the Art Education Program in the School of Art, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) and Provost Fellow
"An inquisitive examination of a masterpiece Brazilian modernist architecture that unveils the country’s tensions and contradictions. A must see that prompts reflection about how, and if, architecture can promote a more inclusive society."

SF Chronicle | Pam Grady
_"_Zmekhol easily could have made an activist documentary about society’s treatment of the unhoused, using her father’s building as a case study. But while that is part of “Skin of Glass,” it is only a byproduct of a daughter’s reckoning with family legacy and search for connection with her father. She joked that making the film is the most expensive therapy of her life."

Salem Film Fest "The film delicately interweaves the personal and political in a poetic and cinematic meditation on displacement, inequality, and loss."

TedWomen 2019 A story of Brazil through a single iconic building

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DENISE ZMEKHOL is a Syrian-Brazilian journalist, an award-winning producer and director of documentary and media projects that span the globe. Her work has been recognized for their elegant visual style and deft storytelling. As director/producer of SKIN OF GLASS, Denise Zmekhol was the recipient of ITVS, the National Endowment for the Arts, IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund, Latino Public Broadcasting, the Berkeley Film Foundation Al Bendich Award and several private foundations. In 2019, Zmekhol was included in a list of 15 Bay Area Filmmakers to Watch. She presented the story of SKIN OF GLASS at the Pop-Up Magazine tour in seven cities along with women from around the world at the TEDWomen BOLD + BRILLIANT conference. Zmekhol received a BAVC Media Fellowship, attended the Logan Nonfiction Program and was invited to participate at DOC NYC Only in New York industry meetings.

Expertise
Like my first feature documentary, CHILDREN OF THE AMAZON, my journey and creative vision in SKIN OF GLASS has been inspired by my personal journey. My approach to storytelling is also driven by a desire to reach people in a poetic rather than didactic way.

Speaking History
Denise presented the story of SKIN OF GLASS at the Pop Up Magazine tour in seven cities and at the TEDWomen BOLD + BRILLIANT conference in Palm Springs.