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Pioneering Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede is an extraordinary woman. In her documentary Ada: My Mother the Architect, award-winning filmmaker Yael Melamede, Ada’s daughter and a former architect herself, explores their unique mother-daughter bond as well as the profound tensions between career, home, and motherhood. Winner of Best Cinematography at its Jerusalem Film Festival premiere, Ada: My Mother the Architect celebrates the groundbreaking legacy of an unheralded Israeli artist who gave physical form to some of Israel’s highest democratic ideals, including the Supreme Court Building, The Israel Institute for Democracy, and Ben Gurion University.
SPONSORED BY:
The Lutsky Families
Herb Auerbach
Beth and Leon Bogner
Sally and Michael Geller
Sandra Broudy and Tobin Robbins
Randa Bloom and Harvey Field
Rozanne Kipnes and Geoffrey Druker
Ethel Kofsky and Don Rosenbloom
Festivals and Awards
- Winner: Best Cinematography, Jerusalem International Film Festival, 2024
- Nominee: Best Documentary Feature, Florida Film Festival, 2025
- Nominee: Excellence in Directing a Documentary Film, Woodstock Film Festival, 2024
Film Info
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | USA, Israel |
| Director | Yael Melamede |
| Cast | Ada Karmi-Melamede, Yael Melamede, Frank Gehry, Moshe Safdie |
| Runtime | 81 min |
| Language | English, Hebrew with English subtitles |
| Genre | architecture, biography, documentary |
