HUDSON HILLIN

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

His newest short, The Wolf of Walborough Street, stars Patrick Fischler in a satirical look at ambition, relevance, and how no generation is immune to the pressure to keep up. The film was named a Semi-Finalist at the BAFTA-qualifying Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, among other honors and selections.

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.