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TCJFF Screening: Ada My Mother the Architect
Programmer’s Pick! “Ada: My Mother the Architect is a powerful portrait of resilience, legacy, and design. At its heart, it reflects how Jewish identity—through perseverance, memory, and renewal—is woven into the structures we create and the stories we carry forward. This film is a moving reminder of how art and heritage continue to build the world around us.”- Robyn Awend, Festival Engagement Director
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. 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 highest democratic ideals, most notably in the acclaimed Supreme Court building in Jerusalem, the Open University, Ben Gurion airport, and numerous civic institutions around the country. Ada – My Mother the Architect profiles an artist deeply tested by the realities of career and motherhood, a unique mother-daughter bond, and a fragile nation grappling with unrealized dreams.
POST-SCREENING CONVERSATION FEATURING
Yael Melamede (virtual)
Director and Film Subject, Ada My Mother The Architect
COST:
General Admission: $16
Senior Admission (65+): $14
Student Admission: $10
Co-sponsored by the Israel Center of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.