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28.2.25
Friday
11:00

ADA - My Mother, the Architect | Screening and dialog with Yael Melamed

Ada Karmi-Melamede is one of the most accomplished female architects in the world but little is known about her outside of Israel as she shies away from most press and publicity.
This film introduces us to a remarkable and reluctant protagonist through the lens of her filmmaker daughter, a former architect. 
Ada provides an unusually evocative perspective on place and country, as someone working towards improving the public sphere while that sphere deteriorates and becomes increasingly fraught. As so many are shaken by the fragility of the democracies we call home, Ada gives us ways to think about what we can aspire to in our personal and public lives, and the spaces and places in between.

Director: Yael Melamed

Israel 2024 | 82 minutes | Hebrew, English | Hebrew subtitles


StageTalk Following the screening, a conversation with the film director Yael Melamed 

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5.12
Friday
11:00

Exhibition on Screen: Klimt & The Kiss

England’s ‘Exhibitions on Screen’ returns with a new series of films created as part of the global project in collaboration with the best museums and galleries worldwide. Through cinematic wanderings in museum halls and insights from top historians, curators, and art critics, these films draw viewers into a captivating journey into the lives and works of some of the greatest artists in history.

 

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognized and reproduced paintings in the world. It is perhaps the most popular poster on student dorm walls from Beijing to Boston. Painted in Vienna around 1908, the evocative image of an unknown embracing couple has captivated viewers with its mystery, sensuality and dazzling materials ever since it was created. But just what lies behind the appeal of the painting – and just who was the artist who created it?  Delving into the details of real gold, decorative designs, symbolism and simmering erotica, a close study of the painting takes us to the remarkable turn of the century Vienna when a new world was battling with the old. Klimt was a titan of the Art Nouveau movement, creating decadent new worlds which merged tender sensuality, ancient mythology and radical modernity. Discover the scandalous life and the rich tapestry of extraordinary influences behind one of the world’s favorite paintings in this powerful, gripping and passionate film. Uncover Klimt’s scandalous life, his Art Nouveau brilliance, and the rich influences behind this unforgettable 


Director: Ali Ray 
United Kingdom 2023 | 90 minutes | German and English, subtitles in Hebrew