Carolyn Talks 'HAND 執手' with Filmmaker Benny Chen

Independent filmmaker Benny Chen spoke with me to discuss making HAND 執手, his student short film about Lin (Zhan Wang), a Chinese immigrant, who having lived in the U.S. for over 20 years still faces uncertainty, isolation, and racism during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. HAND 執手 premiered at the 2026 Cleaveland International Film Festival, and was produced by Yanghuixiao Gao, edited by Anny…