HUDSON HILLIN

A YoungArts Winner with Distinction in Film, Hudson Hillin is a 17-year-old whose visually driven work explores ambition, identity, and human connection.

His new short, The Wolf of Walborough Street, stars Patrick Fischler in a satirical look at status, relevance, and how no generation is immune to the pressure to keep up. The film won Best of Fest for High School Short at the Catalina Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the All American High School Film Festival, where it was also nominated for Best Overall Film. It was also named a Semi-Finalist at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (BAFTA-qualifying) and selected for LA Shorts International Film Festival (Academy Award®- and BAFTA-qualifying).

Recipient of the FutureWave Shorts Award at the Academy Award®-qualifying Seattle International Film Festival, Hudson’s earlier sci-fi short Newman’s Block was created as generative AI was rapidly entering the cultural conversation and explores its implications for writers and filmmakers with thought-provoking humor. His writing has also been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which honored his short dramatic screenplay StageStuck.

His film Instant earned him national recognition as a YoungArts Winner with Distinction in Film/Narrative, the organization’s highest honor. Recently selected for the upcoming Academy Award®-qualifying Calgary International Film Festival, the film received additional recognition for directing and cinematography, as well as both the Jury and Audience Awards at the Sierra Canyon Film Festival.

Hudson’s creative work extends to the stage, where he was nominated for Best Actor at the 2026 Jerry Herman Awards for his performance as Bobby Strong in Urinetown. He has received multiple Outstanding Achievement awards for his musical theater performances at Stagedoor Manor in New York.