Labor Film Collective announces the upcoming production of The Rain Keeps Falling, a new psychological feature film written and directed by Dylan Zhiyang Huang, Founder of Labor Film Collective LLC and Co-Founder of Paradox Films NYC INC. The film is produced in collaboration between the two companies and continues Huang’s exploration of psychological rupture, emotional isolation, and the fragile structures of human connection through visually rigorous, character-driven storytelling.

Set against the vast and shifting terrain of the Catskill Mountains, The Rain Keeps Falling follows Reynard, a man attempting to escape his fractured psyche, whose solitude is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious fugitive woman. Blending naturalistic realism with hallucinatory subjectivity, the film examines guilt, intimacy, and the human instinct for connection when isolation becomes both sanctuary and threat.

The conceptual origins of the film trace back to Huang’s encounter with L’Étranger by Albert Camus and later Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Drawing from a personal experience of being trapped and disoriented in the Catskill Mountains during relentless rain, Huang initially conceived the story as a meditation on existence, which gradually expanded into a broader inquiry into the nature of humanity. He began questioning humanity’s enduring obsession with mountains: when people claim they have conquered nature, they are simultaneously conquered by it. These reflections shaped the film into a literary, artistic, and audiovisual exploration of the psychological condition confronting postmodern society.

In an atomized world shaped by solitude and disconnection, the film serves as both a warning and a mirror, illustrating how easily individuals can be driven to the brink of collapse and how difficult it has become to recover a sense of empathy. Huang regards the project as an auteur work rooted in personal vision and philosophical inquiry, developed with the intention of reaching major European A-list festivals as a platform for cultural and ethical dialogue.

Guiding the project’s development and execution is Historia Yi Wang, serving as Producer. An award-winning producer recognized for her leadership in independent cinema, Wang’s credits include The Last Butterfly, In Wonderland, In The Mood, Opalescent, etc., which have screened at major international film festivals and received critical recognition. Known for her ability to integrate creative vision with disciplined production strategy, Wang will oversee the project from script development through post-production, ensuring that the film’s psychological intensity will be matched by structural coherence. Her leadership will be central to translating the film’s demanding mountain environment and atmospheric narrative into a fully realized cinematic experience.

The production brings together a multidisciplinary creative team whose professional backgrounds span film, media, and public service.

Director of Photography Zanin Lindsay (https://www.zaninlindsay.com/) brings a distinctive visual voice and substantial professional breadth to the project. Based in New York City and originally from the Bronx, Lindsay is known for transforming abstract artistic concepts into tangible visual narratives. His work spans narrative cinema, documentary, commercial, and branded content, with collaborations including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, BBC, The New Yorker, Ford Foundation, PBS, Food & Wine, and Maybelline New York.

Production Designer Rachel Aileen Abraham (https://www.rachelaileenabraham.com/) is recognized for creating psychologically resonant environments that deepen narrative meaning. Her work emphasizes material detail, spatial symbolism, and emotional subtext, crafting settings that function as extensions of character psychology and thematic structure.

Unit Production Manager Jack Ho serves on the project under the leadership of Producer Historia Yi Wang. In addition to his production role, Ho brings a background that bridges media production with civic leadership and cultural entrepreneurship. He was a 2023 candidate for the New York City Council (District 43) and currently serves as Senior Advisor and Director of Asian Affairs to New York State Assemblyman William Colton (49th District). His experience in public service and cross-sector coordination supports the production’s operational structure and location-based logistics, contributing to the execution of the film’s ambitious setting and narrative scope under Wang’s overall production supervision.

Sound Mixer Layson Lishu Lin contributes an immersive sonic dimension to the film, shaping an auditory landscape that reinforces its psychological tension and emotional isolation. His work emphasizes environmental texture and emotional nuance, supporting the film’s interplay between solitude and intrusion.

The core team has previously collaborated on independent projects including Baphomet and The Gray Dwarf Stars, establishing a foundation of trust and shared artistic purpose.

With The Rain Keeps Falling, Labor Film Collective reaffirms its commitment to cinema that challenges narrative conventions while probing the inner terrain of the human experience. Developed with an international festival strategy in mind, the project positions itself toward major European A-list festivals as a platform for dialogue on alienation, responsibility, and the fragile bonds of contemporary life. The film stands as both an aesthetic undertaking and a testament to the enduring power of sustained creative collaboration in independent filmmaking.

Website: laborfilmcollective.com

Contact:
Zhiyang Huang
Founder, Labor Film Collective; Co-Founder, Paradox Films NYC; Director/Writer
Email: laborfilmcollective@gmail.com

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