This film reveals the extraction of thirty thousand tons of marble from a quarry nestled within a cork grove, destined for one purpose: to create the translucent façade of the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site in NYC. Following the marble’s journey across Europe, the film unveils the often unseen processes that transform raw material into building blocks, highlighting marble’s symbolic and historical significance.

Team: Laurian Ghinițoiu (initiator, co-director, videography), Arata Mori (co-director, editor), Yu Miyashita (composer)