7.3

Independent Lens•Season 26•Episode 12

Skin of Glass

7.3/10 · 6 votesFeb 17, 202585 min

Ranked #8 of 12 in Season 26•matches the season avg

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A journey to reckon with Brazil’s harsh inequality begins when filmmaker Denise Zmekhol discovers her father’s architectural masterpiece in São Paulo—a 24-story tall modernist icon known as “Pele de Vidro” (Skin of Glass)—is inhabited by hundreds of unhoused people. But after getting to know these

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Season 26 Episodes19

E1 6.3

One Person, One Vote?

Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

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Dallas, 2019 | Episode 3

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Minted

Without Arrows

The Strike

The In Between

Skin of Glass

Bike Vessel

Home Court

WE WANT THE FUNK!

Free For All: The Public Library

E17 7.7

Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's

E18

And So It Begins

E19 8.0

Who is Michael Jang?

Cast6

Susan Sarandon

Edie Falco

Host

Peter Coyote

America Ferrera

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Stanley Tucci

Self - Host

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Episode Summary

"Skin of Glass" is episode 12 of Independent Lens season 26. It scored 7.3/10 from 6 votes, ranking #8 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.3). It aired on February 17, 2025.

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