MUTE
PS · 2010 · DV · 20 min
Festival 2011
14 year-old Dima is determined to help her 10-year-old neighbor Shadi heal from a sudden muteness that he suffers from since his mother passed away. The two set on a journey to Mar Elias Monastery on the way to Jerusalem in pursuit of an old magical prescription that Dimas grandmother recommended for healing mutism in children. But the real magic unfolds when Dima discovers the secret behind Shadis muteness and mobilizes the children in the neighborhood to help him.

