A deeply moving portrait of an architect tested by the impossible choices between career, country and motherhood.
Ada Karmi Melamede is one of the most accomplished architects in the world, but very little is known about her outside her home country of Israel. ADA – My Mother the Architect is a deeply moving portrait of an extraordinary woman directed by her daughter, filmmaker, and former architect, Yael Melamede.
Ada is a true pioneer who, like many successful working mothers of her time, was forced to make impossible choices. Despite personal sacrifices, Ada's work gave physical form to some of Israel’s most important civic institutions, most notably in the acclaimed Supreme Court building in Jerusalem, the Open University, Ben Gurion University, and the Institute for Democracy, to name a few.
ADA explores the impossible tensions between professional ambition and private life, and the ongoing challenge of holding onto ideals in a country increasingly drifting away from them.
Join us for a screening of the film, followed by a Q&A with director Yael Melamede.