The Tree With No Heart

Feature · Drama · 102 pages
In war-torn Syria, a troubled woman, her idealistic son, and her mentally challenged cousin take in a wounded Western aid worker, unknowingly igniting a chain of deadly consequences that forces them to confront their pasts, their beliefs, and the brutal realities of survival.
Written by Aaron Huckleberry
5 Accolades

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Storyteller, humanist, former-lawyer (30-year habit, now recovering). Lived and travelled all over. Passionate creative, whether behind a large format film camera or on the page. Why did I leave law 10 years early? As one of my characters says: "If you can’t do what’s in your heart, what your gut tells you you’re here for, what’s the p...
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Extracts from Hollywood script analysis (full report available on request): ¨This script is an emotional gut punch. The climax is a raw, cathartic unraveling. The final tableau of all ghosts unburied but unhealed is unforgettable. Few scripts demonstrate this degree of emotional depth .¨ ¨The tonal control of this screenplay is extraordinary. It walks a tightrope between tenderness and terror, between meditative lyricism and brutal realism. The script understands the emotional and spiritual contradictions of its setting, and it never resorts to melodrama or moralizing.¨ ¨A rare and powerful screenplay—sensitive, courageous, and quietly revelatory. It delivers the kind of intimate, slow-burn emotional drama that transcends borders and speaks to human decency in its rawest form.¨