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THE GUARDIAN: November 7, 2023— “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: November 7, 2023—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/

Screen International: November 10, 2023 “Trinity Film/CineAsia is opening Sen-I Yu’s Taiwanese drama My Heavenly City, depicting three interconnected stories about the lives of Taiwanese people in New York City, on 20 screens.” https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland-box-office-preview-how-will-the-marvels-compare-to-recent-mcu-titles/5187789.article?referrer=RSS

AsianMoviePulse: October 31, 2023—“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: November 22, 2023—“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/

SING TAO DAILY: November 3, 2023 —“Sen-I Yu, the director of MY HEAVENLY CITY brings Taiwanese immigrant drama to New York City…”https://www.singtaousa.com/2023-11-03/%E3%80%8A%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E5%A4%A9%E5%A0%82%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82%E3%80%8B%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94-%E4%BF%9E%E8%81%96%E5%84%80%EF%BC%9A%E6%8E%A2%E8%A8%8E%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%A8%E7%B4%90%E7%B4%84%E7%A7%BB/4655760

WORLD JOURNAL: October 28, 2023 —Taiwanese immigrant drama releases in theaters in New York…” https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121535/7538626?from=wj_catelistnews

VERSE MAGAZINE: October 2, 2023 —“New York is no heaven, it’s a city where I cry…exclusive interview with Sen-I Yu, the director of new Taiwanese film MY HEAVENLY CITY ” https://www.verse.com.tw/article/my-heavenly-city

放映週報 FUNSCREEN Magazine: September 16, 2023 —Immigrant stories are human stories…exclusive interview with Sen-I Yu, the director of new Taiwanese film MY HEAVENLY CITY ” https://funscreen.tfai.org.tw/article/38511

MIRROR MEIDA: September 11, 2023 —“International co-production shot in New York City with shoe-string budget, new film MY HEAVENLY CITY  makes dreams come true… ” https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20230907insight004

Marie Claire Taiwan: August 18, 2023 —“Vivian Sung, Keung To, Jack Yao and Mandy Wei star in new film MY HEAVENLY CITY, chase dreams in the big apple …” https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/movie/73820

DEADLINE: March 13, 2023— ”MakerVille CEO Lofai Lo Talks Push Into Movies & Premium Series…including Sen-I Yu’s New York-set drama “My Heavenly City”  https://deadline.com/2023/03/makerville-pccw-lofai-lo-mirror-error-johnnie-to-1235286534/

Screen International: July 12, 2022— ”mm2 Asia ramps up production with five features for 2023…including Taiwan born, New York based Sen-I Yu’s feature directorial debut My Heavenly City”  https://www.screendaily.com/news/singapores-mm2-asia-ramps-up-production-with-five-features-for-2023-exclusive/5172556.article