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, Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown, Guy Lavie, Ori Eisen, Mirit Eisen, Keren Gleicher
Production Companies: SALTY Features, Medalia Productions, yes Docu
Festivals Selected:
Jewish Women in Film Festival (2025)
Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival (2025)
DA2- Zagreb Design, Art & Architecture Film Festival (2025)
Czech Film and Architecture Festival (2025)
Seoul International Architecture Film Festival (2025)
Cleveland Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (2025)
Berkshire International Film Festival (2025)
Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Long Island Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Dallas Film Festival (2025)
Jacob Burns Film Center Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Florida Film Festival (2025)
Architecture + Design Film Festival Winnipeg (2025)
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Portland Jewish Film Festival (2025)
San Diego International Jewish Film Festival (2025)
New York Jewish Film Festival (2025)
Woodstock Film Festival (2024)
Architecture and Design Film Festival New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver (2024-2025)
Jerusalem Film Festival (2024)
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
Rhinebeck, NY - Upstate Films
Sebastopol, CA - Rialto Cinemas
Berkeley, CA - Rialto Cinemas
Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
Atlanta, GA - Tara Theatre
Press:
Tablet Magazine - 09/09/2025
The Architect Shaping Israel’s Landmarks
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