ADA - My Mother THE Architect
A deeply moving portrait of an architect tested by the impossible choices between career, country and motherhood.
Director: Yael Melamede
Producers: Yael Melamede, Hilla Medailia
Executive Producers: Simon Kilmurry, Jeffrey Brown, Elise Jaffe, Guy Lavie, Ori Eisen, Mirit Eisen, Keren Gleicher
Festivals Selected:
Jerusalem Film Festival (2024)
Architecture and Design Film Festival New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver (2024-2025)
Woodstock Film Festival (2024)
New York Jewish Film Festival (2025)
San Diego International Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Portland Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Architecture+Design Film Festival Winnipeg (2025)
Florida Film Festival (2025)
Jacob Burns Film Center Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Dallas Film Festival (2025)
Long Island Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Berkshire International Film Festival (2025)
Cities Played Theatrically:
New York, NY - Angelika Film Center
Los Angeles, CA - Laemmle Theaters
San Francisco, CA - Roxie Theater
Dallas, TX - Angelika Film Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Savor Cinema
Madison, CT - Madison Theater
Stamford, CT - Avon Theater
Queens, NY - North Shore Towers Theater
Press:
Architectural Record - 05/08/2025
The Forward - 05/02/2025
She’s a titan of Israeli architecture. Her story contains troubling lessons for her country
Roger Ebert - 05/09/2025
Ada: My Mother the Architect Review
Madame Architect - 05/10/2025
An Architect's Daughter: SALTY Features' Yael Melamede on Sparking Curiosity and Inviting People In
New York Times - 09/22/2024
For the Children of Architects, Filmmaking as Therapy
Women and Hollywood - 05/08/2025
Ada - My Mother the Architect Interview with Director Yael Melamede
Fast Company - 10/10/2024
Ada Karmi-Melamede paved the way for women in architecture. At 87, she’s pursuing new dreams
The Jerusalem Post - 05/29/2025
Her mother, the architect: Documentary on Ada Karmi-Melamede
The Times of Israel - 05/24/2025
Film offers elegant, intimate look at architect who designed Israel’s Supreme Court
Kveller - 05/14/2025
‘Ada: My Mother the Architect’ Is a Love Letter to a Jewish Mother and to the Ideal of Israel
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 05/09/2025
Jewish Journal - 05/08/2025
My Mother the Architect’ Is a Cinematic Love Letter
Tablet Magazine - 05/07/2025
How to Be a Jew … Like Israel’s Most Famous Female Architect”
Hadassah Magazine - 05/06/2025