“My Heavenly City" depicts three inter-related stories about life as transplants in New York City: A 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 a 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.
PRESS & Review:
THE GUARDIAN: “Sen-I Yu’s sympathetic and humane film traces three loosely woven stories of people dealing with loneliness and stress in New York City…as a whole, offers a fresh, thoughtful perspective on the multicultural life of the city at its centre…” by Leslie Felperin https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/07/my-heavenly-city-review-fresh-thoughtful-takes-on-immigrant-experience
VARIETY: “Speciality distributor Trinity CineAsia is releasing “My Heavenly City,” three interconnected stories about the ordinary lives of Taiwanese people living in New York City” https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/trolls-band-together-uk-ireland-box-office-1235782289/
AsianMoviePulse: “Sen-I Yu definitely succeeds in presenting a variety of issues immigrants face in the US in a fashion that is both entertaining and realistic…”https://asianmoviepulse.com/2023/11/film-review-heavenly-city-2023-by-yu-sen-i/
MOVIEWEB.com: “Sen-I Yu's debut feature gives us an emotive take on how five Taiwanese immigrants adjust to life in the Big Apple.” https://movieweb.com/my-heavenly-city-review/