Terra Incognita's series of short, wordless films first came alive to play an integral part in Pebble-and-Cart Cycle. Due to the very positive responses to that piece (directed by Ms. Klimovitskaya and edited by Hounddog director Deborah Kampmeier) and the company's excitement over exploring translating our work into a form previously untouched by us, we are now in pre-production for several more films. The first piece – which will take form as both a performance and a film – will explore the symbolic and literal ramifications of Alice Guy's attempts at sound synchronization in the first years of the 20th century, a process that involved actors on set matching their performances to a pre-recorded vocal track. A subsequent piece, called "Self Portrait," involves a man, an empty room, a photograph, and a larger-than-life dresser. The next is a dreamlike pursuit of mistaken identity. And another explores opening doors, metaphysical and literal. More are in the works as well.

We find ourselves drawn towards silent, 8mm format in rejection of the slick pseudo-realism of today's video works and the too-natural nature of sound films. We believe in not only the power of quiet but also the necessity of it, particularly that of collective, contemplative silence. In addition, the frankness of technology in this format, hearkening back to masters Guy, Theodore Dreyer, and Maya Deren, holds for us a great honest appeal, free from modern manipulation. It serves as another realm wherein to open a space for us and our audience, another element of the New Old Wave.