''Things That Hang from Trees'' is a 2006 drama film directed by Ido Mizrahy and written by

Aaron Louis Tordini Aaron Louis Tordini, also known as Aaron Louis and by his pen name T. A. Louis, is an American author. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida on June 21, 1971, he is the author of the Southern Gothic novella, ''Things That Hang from Trees'', () which t ...

. It is based on the

novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ...

of the same name by Tordini (under the pen name T. A. Louis; ).

Plot

Florida, 1969. 8-year-old Tommy Wheeler is incorrectly seen as mentally-impaired by many of the local townspeople. Tommy lives alone with his skanky mother, Connie Mae, a sex shop owner. This emotionally troubled child also struggles with painful memories of his abusive, estranged father, Tom, whose mistreatment he recreates in a self-flagellating manner by systematically subjecting himself to the sadism of the 12-year-old local bully, Bear Hadley. While the town barber, George Burgess, a psychotically religious zealot, obsesses over Connie Mae, Tommy fantasizes about watching the town fireworks from atop the local lighthouse. The boy finally realizes this dream, but when he descends, he happens upon a shocking discovery that changes his world forever by bringing a permanent end to his childhood innocence.

Cast

Distributor

*Radio London Films

Awards

*2006: Best Film, American Independents, Troia International Film Festival *2008: Best Film, Corto Imola International Film *2008: Award of Excellence, Accolade Competition

External links

Official site
* * 2006 films 2006 drama films American drama films Films shot in Jacksonville, Florida Films set in 1969 Films set in the 1960s Films set in Florida 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-drama-film-stub