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

Film Website


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

Yael Melamede’s ‘Ada: My Mother the Architect’ is a Portrait of a Celebrated Designer Told Through a Familial Lens

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

This film about Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede, 88, is about beautiful buildings and so much more.

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

The Mom Who Co-Designed Israel’s Supreme Court Building