ADA

My Mother the Architect

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Ada Karmi Melamede is one of the most accomplished female 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.

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“There are buildings that have roots…You sense that this attachment is a very important part of the architectural thinking because these buildings belong to the place.” — Ada Karmi Melamede

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“I think that with one beam of light that falls right, one can change everything.” — Ada Karmi Melamede
“If you allow the indirect light to enter and bounce from side to side, it changes the quality of the materials entirely.” — Ada Karmi Melamede
“Light makes you look up to see where it comes from. And shade makes you look down. So the black gravitates, and the light pulls you up.” — Ada Karmi Melamede

Screenings

The film is available for screenings and events. Please reach out to nick@saltyfeatures.com for more information.

New York Jewish Film Festival
January 1, 2025
January 2025
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San Diego International Jewish Film Festival
January 1, 2025
January 2025
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Past Screenings

Support

We are actively raising funds, looking for partners and grantors in order to distribute the film and bring Ada’s voice and story to audiences around the world.

US Tax deductible contributions can be made through our fiscal sponsor Union Docs.

Please reach out to us at info@saltyfeatures.com if you would like to be a part of this initiative or if you have ideas for us.

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“Without common ground we have no language” — Ada Karmi Melamede
“There are buildings that have roots…You sense that this attachment is a very important part of the architectural thinking because these buildings belong to the place.” — Ada Karmi Melamede