2026 FESTIVAL FILMS
This offbeat comedy captures the rich diversity of a Jewish summer camp and explores the conflict between leaving one’s mark and building connection.
Ada - My Mother the Architect celebrates the groundbreaking legacy of the unheralded Israeli artist Ada Karmi-Melamede, who gave physical form to some of Israel’s highest democratic ideals, including the Supreme Court Building, Israel Institute for Democracy, and Ben Gurion University.
Raised in a Jewish household in Pittsburgh, Charles Grodin’s life embodied the concept of Tikkum Olam. The film not only celebrates Charles Grodin’s hilarious acting career, but also his remarkable, decades-long, successful fight to get wrongly convicted people out of prison.
This enchanting semi-autobiographical drama recreates the vibrant Mediterranean city of the late 1950s - early 1960s. Passionate filmmaker Antoine travels to his birthplace, Algiers, with his young son to present his new film: an account of his childhood in mid-20th century Algeria during the country’s civil war.