Atlanta Jewish Film Festival: ADA – My Mother the Architect

One of the world’s top female architects opens up in this intimate biography, highlighting a pioneering Israeli visionary who navigated ambition vs. sacrifice, leaving a lasting mark on her nation’s civic landscape. A reserved figure little known outside Israel, Ada Karmi-Melamede’s architectural legacy reflects modernism rooted in local heritage, giving physical form to her country’s democratic ideals through works like the Supreme Court of Israel, Ben-Gurion Airport, and the Open University campus. Through the lens of her filmmaker daughter, their complex relationship—shaped by admiration, distance, and tension—evolves into a dialogue about drive, motherhood, and identity, exploring themes of place, home, and state. Jerusalem International Film Festival Best Cinematography winner.