My Heavenly City
2025 WINNER - BEST PICTURE
2025 WINNER - INDIEPIX VISION AWARD
2025 NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR
2025 NOMINEE - BEST NYC FILM
2023
Taiwan / United States
120 mins
English, Mandarin Chinese
Feature Film Competition
| Sen-I Yu | |
| David Tsai Yang Tang (Executive Producer), Jennifer Jao (Executive Producer), Joyce Yueyi Xing (Producer), Anne Leigh Cooper (Producer) | |
| Vivian Sung (Mavis), To Keung (Jack), Chun Yao Yao (Jason), Mandy Wei (Claire) | |
| Implied Violence; Graphic Violence |
Three interrelated stories about life as transplants in New York City: A lonely Mandarin-English interpreter who witnesses the suffering of others, gains new perspectives on her own life; two young hip-hop enthusiasts who become disenchanted by their New York adventure, find tender love within each other; and a middle-aged couple struggles to keep family intact as they cope with their mentally ill young son. Three sets of characters connect and inspire one another in their journey to find hope in this heavenly city.
About the Director
Sen-I Yu is a New York based filmmaker originally from Taiwan. She has directed a wide range of productions including short films, documentaries and commercials. Her feature directorial debut MY HEAVENLY CITY was selected in the 43rd Hawaii International Film Festival, nominated for NETPAC Award, and received positive reviews from The Guardian, MovieWeb.com and Asia Movie Pulse. MY HEAVENLY CITY had its theatrical releases in Taiwan, Hong Kong, US (limited,) UK (limited) and Canada (limited.)
Reviews
Sen-I Yu’s debut feature offers an intimate yet glaring lens into the lives of immigrants in New York – Winter Film Festival, by Anyu Ching
My Heavenly City review – fresh, thoughtful takes on immigrant experience – The Guardian, by Leslie Felperin
Film Review: Heavenly City (2023) by Yu Sen-I – AsianMoviePulse, by Panos Kotzathanasis
My Heavenly City Review | An Authentic Exploration Into Immigrant Life in New York City – MovieWeb.com, by Patrick Hayes
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Awards
2023 Hawaii International Film Festival – NETPAC Award (nominee)
2024 UFVA Film Festival – Best Narrative Feature
