About
Hudson Flynn is an award winning independent filmmaker and Co-Founder of Onward & Upward Pictures, an online platform for student filmmaking. He discovered his unrelenting enthusiasm for filmmaking at a young age, and attended the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts film program for high school education. At 17, his film Death By Handshake screened in a world-wide theatrical run as part of the Academy Award-qualifying Manhattan Short Film Festival making him the youngest filmmaker selected in the festival’s 23 year history. In 2021 his drama Friday about a fictional school shooting helped raise funds for the organization Sandy Hook Promise, and won Best Drama Short at the Astoria Film Festival, Best Overall Film at the All American High School Film Festival, and Best Student Film at the New York Indie Short Awards. His latest work Writing You Down is available to stream on ShortsTV and Omeleto. Flynn is currently finishing his final year at SUNY Purchase in Westchester, NY.
Press
Hudson Flynn’s coming-of-age masterpiece, a short film that delves into the tumultuous world of high school, presents a raw and gripping narrative centered around Sam (Jack Clark), whose anxiety becomes a focal point at a crucial juncture in his life. The ensemble cast, featuring standout performances from Jack Clark, Ella Stiller as Sam’s girlfriend Lilly, and the compelling narrator Drew, played by Oscar Salem, collectively elevates the film to a compelling exploration of teenage struggles.
