My Heavenly City

2025 WINNER – BEST PICTURE
2025 WINNER – INDIEPIX VISION AWARD
2025 NOMINEE – BEST DIRECTOR
2025 NOMINEE – BEST NYC FILM

Feature Film Competition

Year: 2023

Length: 120 mins

Country: Taiwan / United States

Language: English, Mandarin Chinese

Directed by: Sen-I Yu

Produced by: David Tsai Yang Tang (Executive Producer), Jennifer Jao (Executive Producer), Joyce Yueyi Xing (Producer), Anne Leigh Cooper (Producer)

Starring: Vivian Sung (Mavis), To Keung (Jack), Chun Yao Yao (Jason), Mandy Wei (Claire)

Content Warnings: Implied Violence‎, Graphic Violence‎

SEE THE FILM

Saturday Feb 22, 2:25 PM-5:00 PM – Saturday Afternoon Feature + Shorts Program 2 + QA

Play the Trailer

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.)