Resonance

This documentary shows the human impact of music therapy in the highly medicalized neonatal intensive care unit of the UMCG. Specialized therapists use live acoustic music to lower the heart rates of vulnerable premature babies, helping them relax and protecting their early brain development. The film follows two families: the parents of Laure, born at just 25 weeks, who describe an intimate, peaceful bubble amid the hospital machinery, and the parents of twins Noor and Noël, who lose Noor and receive a personal ‘heart song’ built from her recorded heartbeat. Music therapy is both a medical intervention and an emotional anchor.