My Spiritual Medicine
Two separated stories, connected by radio waves. Shenye & Moro are two perfectly normal white-collar workers in Shanghai. At every night, they would put on headphones and play their favorite songs from the fifties and…
In the bustling neon-lit streets of Shanghai, two lonely white-collar workers—Shenye and Moro—find an unexpected connection through the crackling static of old radio waves. Every night, they retreat into their own worlds, slipping on headphones to play forgotten love songs from the 1950s, each melody weaving a delicate thread between their parallel lives. Though they pass each other on the subway and share the same city air, their stories unfold in separate spheres until the music bridges the distance. This tender, nostalgic short film eschews grand drama for quiet, intimate moments—a shared glance at a record shop, a song played at the exact right time. Bilingual and musically driven, *My Spiritual Medicine* is a gentle exploration of how art and longing can connect two souls across the invisible divides of modern life. With its soft color palette and melancholic yet hopeful tone, it captures the bittersweet ache of finding someone who hears the same frequency you do.