The Mute 's House is a 2015 Israeli documentary film directed by Tamar Kay about the Rajabi 's , a single mother and her son , both Palestinians living in the Jewish quarter of the West Bank city of Hebron . The film was produced by Ariel Richter and Tamar Kay as their thesis film at The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film & Television School . The film was well received by critics and audiences . In October 2016 , the film was listed as one of the 10 shortlisted films to compete for the 89th Academy Award 's Best Documentary Short Subject
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89th Academy Awards
The Mute's House