My Heavenly City
a narrative short film written and directed by Sen-I Yu
“My Heavenly City” follows Mavis, a lonely international student who works as a Mandarin-English interpreter in New York City. Through her assignments, Mavis witnesses the sufferings of others and begins to reflect on her own life and her place in the city. This short drama aims to depict a poetic portrait of immigrants’ lives in New York City through the eyes of an interpreter, and to explore the themes of loneliness, blending into American life and human connections.
Winner of 2020 NYC Women’s Fund by the City of New York Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and New York Foundation for the Arts.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/338282654 (PW: mhc2019)
IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10023026/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/My-Heavenly-City- 2359538137592975/
My Heavenly City
Format: HD, Color
Language: English, Mandarin
Writer/Director: Sen-I Yu
Producer: Ace Salvador
Director of Photography: Grant Greenberg
Production Designer: Cassandra Holden
Casting Director: Wayne Chang