Summer Beats

Esteban is a deaf teenager who has recently had Cochlear Implant surgery that has helped him discover the hearing world. However, it has been very difficult for him to embrace his new condition. He and his mother are constantly arguing about going to language therapy. He prefers the silence and likes going to his favourite park. Everything changes when he sees a girl in the park, her name is Juliette and she has a Walkman. Esteban is instantly attracted to her. He starts to spy on her with his binoculars and can’t resist the temptation to pinch the Walkman but drops his binoculars in the process. Back at home he turns on the Walkman and begins to feel the vibrations the music creates, which fascinates him. Esteban begins to practice a speech to get over his fear of speaking and get close to Juliette. He hesitates but finally goes to the park. To his surprise, Juliette is a foreign girl and she doesn’t speak Spanish. Without a choice Esteban decides just to give the Walkman back to her. Juliette gives him back his binoculars. They finally try to communicate without speaking just through body language and gestures.