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ADA - My Mother the Architect director Yael Melamede and participant Doug Suisman will participate in a Q&A at the Monica Film Center following the 10:00 A.M. screening on Saturday, May 17.
ADA - My Mother the Architect
A spectacular film on so many levels...director Yael Melamede’s ability to tell a story about Israel with love and criticism is as remarkable.
-- Ali Velshi, MSNBC
Part of Culture Vulture film series
ADA - My Mother the Architect
Ada Karmi-Melamede is one of the most accomplished architects in the world, yet her work remains largely unrecognized beyond architectural circles. In the 1970s, she moved to New York from Israel, following her husband’s rising career, and spent the next 15 years balancing academia, large-scale public projects, and motherhood. While teaching at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, she contributed to major urban initiatives, including a master plan for Con Edison, a study for mixed-use development along the proposed Second Avenue Subway, and a 1978 housing competition on Roosevelt Island—all while raising three young children.
But in the early 1980s, after being denied tenure at Columbia, Ada made a bold decision to leave New York and her family for the opportunity of a lifetime – the design of the new Supreme Court of Israel. While her career flourished, personal sacrifices mounted as she remained far from her family. Ada’s work gave physical form to some of Israel’s highest democratic ideals, shaping landmarks such as the Supreme Court Building, The Open University, the Israel Institute for Democracy, and Ben Gurion University, among many other civic institutions.
ADA – MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT, directed by Ada’s daughter, Yael Melamede, explores the profound tension between career and motherhood and a unique mother-daughter bond.
“A spectacular film on so many levels; the storytelling, the cinematography, the editing. Ada and her stories are tremendous, and director Yael Melamede’s ability to tell a story about Israel with love and criticism is as remarkable. This is a giant of a film.” - Ali Velshi, MSNBC
“For anyone with an affinity for a career involving light, glass, stone, and chutzpah, this is essential viewing” - Brandon Judell, Medium
But in the early 1980s, after being denied tenure at Columbia, Ada made a bold decision to leave New York and her family for the opportunity of a lifetime – the design of the new Supreme Court of Israel. While her career flourished, personal sacrifices mounted as she remained far from her family. Ada’s work gave physical form to some of Israel’s highest democratic ideals, shaping landmarks such as the Supreme Court Building, The Open University, the Israel Institute for Democracy, and Ben Gurion University, among many other civic institutions.
ADA – MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT, directed by Ada’s daughter, Yael Melamede, explores the profound tension between career and motherhood and a unique mother-daughter bond.
“A spectacular film on so many levels; the storytelling, the cinematography, the editing. Ada and her stories are tremendous, and director Yael Melamede’s ability to tell a story about Israel with love and criticism is as remarkable. This is a giant of a film.” - Ali Velshi, MSNBC
“For anyone with an affinity for a career involving light, glass, stone, and chutzpah, this is essential viewing” - Brandon Judell, Medium
Genre
Documentary,
Jewish Culture,
Architecture,
Women and Film
Runtime
81
Language
Hebrew,
English
Director
Yael Melamede
Opening at
Royal on May 15th
Monica Film Center on May 17th
Claremont 5 on May 17th
Newhall on May 17th
Glendale on May 17th
Town Center 5 on May 17th
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