MOTHER'S DAY SCREENING: ADA – MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT

Hamptons Doc Fest & Southampton Arts Center
Mother’s Day Screening

Saturday, May 10th at Southampton Arts Center
2:00pm-4:00pm

Purchase tickets online at southamptonartscenter.org or at the door

MOTHER'S DAY SCREENING: ADA – MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT

2024, 81 mins

Q&A following the film with Architect Ada Karmi Melamede and Director Yael Melamede.

Director: Yael Melamede
Producers: Hilla Medalia, Yael Melamede

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 a woman and artist deeply tested by the realities of career and motherhood, and a unique mother-daughter bond.

COMMUNITIES OF RESILIENCE

Hamptons Doc Fest & Southampton Arts Center celebrate
Black History Month with a keynote discussion and film screening

Saturday, February 22nd at Southampton Arts Center
4:00pm-6:00pm

Purchase tickets online at southamptonartscenter.org or at the door

SAN JUAN HILL: MANHATTAN'S LOST NEIGHBORHOOD

4:00pm Keynote with Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Director of Eastville Community Historical Society, and Renee Simons, President of SANS Sag Harbor Organization

4:45pm Film screening of "San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood" directed by Stanley Nelson

5:45pm Q&A via Zoom with Stanley Nelson

Film Synopsis:

Through never-before-accessed records and archives, historical footage, expert commentary, and interviews with residents, “San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood” traces the neighborhood's rise and fall and explores the vibrant people, arts, and culture whose enduring legacy still resonates today.

Learn more about San Juan Hill here.

Communities of Resilience

Keynote speakers: Dr. Georgette Grier-Key and Renee V.H. Simons, two extraordinary women who helped establish and preserve a Sag Harbor neighborhood of 3 enclaves known as SANS: Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah. Their stories remind us of shared community and resilience in the face of change.

Dr. Georgette Grier-Key is a professor at Medgar Evers College as well as an internationally recognized historian, educator, advocate, and culture leader. Dr. Grier-Key serves as the president of the Museum Association of the State of New York and is the vice president of the Preservation League of New York State. 

Renee V.H. Simons was awarded NY State’s Preservation Award for heading qualifying efforts for Sag Harbor’s SANS Historic District™ listing on State and National Registries of Historic Places in the Library of Congress. She coined the acronym SANS and is President of SANS Sag Harbor Organization. She is a former Fortune 500 executive.

Zoom Q&A with Stanley Nelson, award-winning documentary director, writer, and producer. Stanley is executive director and co-founder of Firelight Media and Firelight Films and recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama.

Q&A VIDEOS