Official Trailer for 'ADA: My Mother the Architect' Documentary Film

"The role of architecture is to find connections between all the elements." An official trailer has debuted for a biopic documentary film titled ADA: My Mother the Architect, profiling the fractured life and work of the acclaimed architect Ada Karmi Melamede. Most people don't know her name & likely won't recognize her work. Ada – My Mother the Architect is a deeply moving portrait of an extraordinary woman directed by her daughter, filmmaker and former architect Yael Melamede. This explores the profound tension between career & motherhood, as well as a unique mother-daughter bond. 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 is a true pioneer who, like many successful working mothers of her time, was forced to make impossible choices. Ada says: "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." It's a fascinating profile of a profound architect, while also an intimate exploration of the special relationship with her family. Here's the official trailer for Yael Melamede's doc ADA: My […]

Mar 20, 2025 - 17:32

Official Trailer for 'ADA: My Mother the Architect' Documentary Film

"The role of architecture is to find connections between all the elements." An official trailer has debuted for a biopic documentary film titled ADA: My Mother the Architect, profiling the fractured life and work of the acclaimed architect Ada Karmi Melamede. Most people don't know her name & likely won't recognize her work. Ada – My Mother the Architect is a deeply moving portrait of an extraordinary woman directed by her daughter, filmmaker and former architect Yael Melamede. This explores the profound tension between career & motherhood, as well as a unique mother-daughter bond. 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 is a true pioneer who, like many successful working mothers of her time, was forced to make impossible choices. Ada says: "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." It's a fascinating profile of a profound architect, while also an intimate exploration of the special relationship with her family. // Continue Reading ›