HOW IT STARTED:

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Since 2015, Project Bound Dance has hosted The One Hour Project, an exercise in collaboration and concision that connects Chicago choreographers and videographers and invites them to shoot the footage for a 60 second dance film in just 60 minutes. 

 

What began as an in-house activity has steadily grown into a sought-after annual collaborative opportunity that welcomes Chicago newcomers and long-time residents alike. Over 10 years, the project has become a launch pad for various larger projects and artistic partnerships.

 

#the1hourproject continues to be our effort to help facilitate introductions amongst Chicago's dance and film artists while serving as a platform to promote new digital dance works, foster learning through experimentation and play, and highlight interesting spaces within the city of Chicago.

 

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HOW IT’S GOING:

 

Short Stack: Chicago’s Tiny Dance Film Festival celebrates the intersection of experimental artmaking, concision, and movement-based storytelling.

 

Hosted by Chicago-based modern dance company Project Bound Dance, Short Stack Film Fest is open to submissions of original films with run times of ten minutes or less. The fourth iteration of Short Stack will take place at FACETS in Chicago, IL on Friday, October 24, 2025, and will also feature the 8 original “Tiny Dance Films” created as part of The One Hour Project, an exercise that invites Chicago dance and video creators to create a micro, site-specific dance film.