{"id":3622,"date":"2026-01-26T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:00:21","slug":"642-hao-yan-mandy-chen-winter-psalm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3622","title":{"rendered":"642. Hao Yan & Mandy Chen \u201cWinter Psalm\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

A case of the Mondays? This chat will surely shake that off.<\/p>\n

Hao Yan & Mandy Chen collaborated to make the short film \u201cWinter Psalm,\u201d a wonderfully touching film that they brought to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing, Drama. Hao wrote and directed the film while Mandy produced, collaborating from beginning to end.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 This wonderful film always strikes at my heart with its very original story and wonderful filmmaking.<\/p>\n

When the film releases online we will add a link here, but in the meantime you can follow both of these filmmakers at: @hao_yan3<\/a>\u00a0 and @mmandy.cc<\/a>
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Discover Indie Film Links
\nDIF Podcast Website<\/a> – DIF Instagram<\/a> –\u00a0DIF BlueSky<\/a>
\nDiscover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website<\/a>
\nSherman Oaks Film Festival<\/a>
\nFilm Invasion Los Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Discover Film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A case of the Mondays? This chat will surely shake that off. Hao Yan & Mandy Chen collaborated to make the short film \u201cWinter Psalm,\u201d a wonderfully touching film that they brought to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing, Drama. Hao wrote and directed the film … <\/p>\n

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