As I write this, we are about a week away from Robert Silk's full-day sit in the desert, in California's Anza Borrego State Park. Many of you reading this are familiar with the adventures of Robert Silk, but I am appreciative of the fact that this blog finds many new readers each month, and with this in mind I want to introduce the newcomers to something unique and interesting.
Two weeks before this planned sit in the desert, he flew half way around the world, to the city of Delhi, India. Delhi is a city with more than 20 million people, and a seemingly haphazard approach to traffic safety, as this video will confirm. This is video shot by Robert Silk himself as he made his way from the airport to his hotel. As a disclaimer, these videos are uncut. Only a moment of this video will actually end up in the final cut of the film, but I find it fun to watch the whole thing with little context:
As a fun side-trip, Silk travelled a few hours away from Delhi, to visit the famous Taj Mahal...
As a fun side-trip, Silk travelled a few hours away from Delhi, to visit the famous Taj Mahal...
Without committing too specifically to how we will introduce the story in the film, let's just say, in general terms, that we will start with a little comparison. I live near Venice Beach, California.
The desert vs. the beach. Seems like an interesting comparison. So I went out to the beach with a camera, expecting to grab a scenic shot, only to be caught off guard by someone we will call, "Eccentric old beach guy." You won't be able to hear any of our conversation in this video. I could have hooked up a remote mic to my shirt collar, but I was pretty darn sure no one else would be in the shot. I liked Eccentric old beach guy enough, though, that maybe, just maybe, he'll make the final cut of the film also:
I'm not going to embed any other videos in this post, although you can watch our previous documentary on the Youtube channel, if you are so inclined (https://www.youtube.com/@juventinopw )
One final note. If you have also watched (or feel a strong, undeniable NEED to watch) the 'Rough Cuts' video on this Youtube channel, you'll see Silk's previous trip to Antarctica. Some version of this Antarctica trip will also be featured in the early moments of Anza Borrego. And the beautiful, cool, trippy music in the 'Rough Cuts' Antarctica section is by a 'band' (who is really a single person, I believe) named Kooma. We have made contact with Kooma - who lives in Finland - and he has given us his blessing to use more of his music in the soundtrack for Anza Borrego.
This is starting to be fun!
Peter Wick
June 13, 2025
