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The Quarry Project Film

Six years in the making, The Quarry Project was a site-specific dance/theatre piece that took place on the waters of the oldest, deepest granite quarry in the country. This exquisite performance film captures the once-in-a-lifetime dance event.

  • Lukas Huffman
    Director
    Night Music, When the Oceat Met the Sky
  • Lukas Huffman
    Writer
  • Lukas Huffman
    Producer
  • Hannah Dennison
    Producer
  • Shem Roose
    Director of Photography
  • Jude Domski
    Director of Photography
  • Lukas Huffman
    Editor
  • Hannah Dennison
    Artistic Director
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Dance, Experimental, Art, Performance
  • Runtime:
    40 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Lukas Huffman

Lukas Huffman is an award-winning writer and director based in Brooklyn. Huffman’s narrative feature film, WHEN THE OCEAN MET THE SKY (2016), won more than a dozen awards worldwide and was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival Circuit. He has been commissioned to create films for networks and organizations such as The New York Times, Vice Media, ESPN, The Boston Globe, The National Wildlife Federation, and more. Huffman’s award winning dance films push the boundaries of storytelling formats. THE QUARRY PROJECT is the result of a six year artistic collaboration with choreographer Hannah Dennison.

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Director Statement

The Quarry Project has been six years in the making as Hannah Dennison and her ensemble develop site-specific dance work in one of the countries oldest and deepest granite quarries. Over the past six years I have made smaller films that document their creative process. These films informed how I wanted to capture the dancers and their presence in the final performance film. As I prepared to film The Quarry Project's run of sold out performances in August of 2022 I knew that I wanted to create something that showcased the profound magnitude of the location and the intimacy of the choreography. The resulting film presents a once-in-a-lifetime experience; seeing and feeling an ensemble of dancers as they perform on the waters of a 600 foot deep granite quarry.