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THE HEALING

Twin siblings diverge violently when one becomes a celebrated, Christ-like preacher and the other courts death through reckless desire—until their bond is tested by miracles, scandal, and the ultimate act of faith.

From the time they were children, JIMMY and JENNY CHRISTIE shared a bond that bordered on the supernatural. Twins raised by their hardened, determined mother HANNAH, a Deputy Sheriff abandoned years earlier by her husband, they were inseparable—emotionally, spiritually, and intuitively. Jenny remembered everything. Jimmy believed everything. Especially God.

Where Jenny thrived socially, Jimmy stood apart—handsome, gentle, and consumed by faith. He preached to classmates, translated scripture into language kids could understand, and spoke of God not as doctrine but as presence. When he’s expelled from middle school for preaching, it only sharpens his sense of calling. No one understands Jimmy the way Jenny does.

As they enter high school, the twins drift. Jenny becomes popular, desired, restless—uncomfortable with Jimmy’s growing intensity. Jimmy, meanwhile, becomes quietly radiant, his faith deepening just as his sister pulls away. Their separation becomes irreversible when Jenny suffers a catastrophic allergic reaction and is pronounced beyond saving. As Hannah grieves at her daughter’s bedside, Jimmy prays—and against all logic, Jenny survives.

The miracle changes everything.

Jenny returns to school transformed, wearing a black glove to cover the loss of her finger and openly crediting Jimmy—not doctors—for saving her life. The town whispers. Jimmy’s Bible translation explodes into a bestseller, and without seeking it, he becomes a phenomenon. Some see a prophet. Others see a fraud. A few openly ask whether Jimmy believes he’s the Second Coming.

As Jimmy rises, Jenny collapses. Rejecting faith, reputation, and self-worth, she plunges into reckless sex and near-death encounters, becoming entangled with cruel opportunists who exploit her self-destruction. Meanwhile, Jimmy opens his own church—God’s Place—drawing massive crowds and fierce opposition from rival preacher PASTOR KURTZ, whose provocations lead to a public fight and Jimmy’s arrest.

When Jimmy returns from jail to find his church vandalized, his certainty fractures. He realizes that belief hasn’t saved his sister—or his family. In a radical act of devotion, Jimmy climbs atop Kurtz’s church and binds himself to its cross, refusing to come down until “the time is right.” The spectacle draws national attention. Hannah and Jenny join him on the rooftop, until Jimmy sends them away, insisting this is his burden alone.

That night, Jenny dreams she is the one on the cross—and finally understands her purpose. Racing through a storm to reach Jimmy, she climbs toward him, slips, and nearly dies. Jimmy breaks free to save her once again. In the aftermath, Jenny reveals she is pregnant; her baby is born prematurely but alive.

Scarred, reunited, and changed, the family heals. No longer divided by faith or fear, Jimmy and Jenny leave town together—taking their story, their belief, and their hard-won salvation on the road.

Script Excerpt
Written by:
Format:
Screenplay
Budget:
Low
Starring Roles For:
MASON THAMES
ZOEY DEUTCH
MCKENNA GRACE
In the Vein Of:
JOSHUA
BOOK OF LIFE
Posted:
01/22/2026
Updated:
01/22/2026
Author Bio:
Art D'Alessandro was graduated summa cum laude from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida where he was the recipient of both top prose and poetry writing awards. He co-founded and ran The Maile School, one of the southeast’s most highly regarded talent training facilities for over 20 years before its sale in 2004. The school's alumni include Mandy Moore, Spencer Locke, Norm Lewis, Arielle Kebbel and two Miss Americas.

His love of film has led to over forty screenplays bearing his name as writer, including “THE FINAL SEASON” starring Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Tom Arnold and Rachael Leigh Cook.

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