That it certainly is... ;-)
It would make for either a terrible or a really powerful presentation. Going to take allot of work to keep people interested this way.. I think he's up to it.
But why should anyone try to be "up to" doing something so stupid in the first place? Why not make a film with no lighting, is he "up to" that?
All I'm saying is that it makes no sense to hide the meaning of the dialogue of the characters from the audience. What harm could it do to allow the film company to put little white words at the bottom? No one is ever forced to read subtitles.
Oh, I didn't think of it like that..
When I heard about it, my first thought was that he wanted people to be in a vacuum.. so they would be completely focused on the images. Like traveling back in time and witnessing these events first hand.
I think it would be very powerful if he pulls it off. A real gripper.
OR, it will completely flop. I don't see much room for a middle ground between the two.
Feast or famine, imo.