I write big, fun, action-adventure films and tiny, quirky, sci-fi indie films—both with an extra large dollop of humor and heart.

ABOUT

Hudson Phillips grew up in a small town in south Georgia (complete with thick southern accent) until his pharmacist father uprooted their family to serve the sick in Haiti. After his father passed away, Hudson returned to Atlanta (thankfully growing out of the accent) and fell in love with writing and all things genre as a way to cope with his loss.

His first feature as a writer and producer, the post-apocalyptic film THIS WORLD ALONE was released on Hulu. It won “best feature” at six film festivals “best screenplay” at two, and received a positive review in The New York Times. His second produced feature, the grounded sci-fi romance GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS is now in post-production.

Hudson’s accolades include Top 50 Action Scripts on Coverfly, Semifinalist in Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest, and Semifinalist in ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition. Additionally, his pulp sci-fi short story, SPILT MILK, was published in Infinite Worlds magazine.

Hudson lives in Atlanta with his wife, son, and rescue hound dog.

WORK

THIS WORLD ALONE (Feature | Post Apocalyptic Drama)

Following a cataclysmic event, a book-obsessed teen attempts to survive with her two mother figures in a world without technology or power. THE ROAD meets CAPTAIN FANTASTIC.

  • Winner, Best Narrative Feature | Oxford Film Festival 2018

  • Winner, Best Picture, Best Screenplay | Phoenix Film Festival 2019

  • Winner, Best Sci-Fi Feature | Amsterdam Film Festival 2019

  • Winner, Best of Fest, Best Screenplay | Hollywood South Film Festival 2019

  • Winner, Best Feature | Windy City International Film Festival 2019

  • Winner, Best Georgia Film | Macon Film Festival 2019

  • Winner, Best Feature | Georgia Film Festival 2019

GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS (Feature | Grounded Sci-Fi Romance)

Following a painful separation, a heartbroken woman uses an experimental technology that allows her to revisit and manipulate her memories as a means to cope. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND meets BLACK MIRROR.

  • Winner, Best Genre Screenplay | Nashville Film Fest 2021

  • Finalist | Sidewalk Film Festival 2020

  • Semi-Finalist | Finish Line Script Competition 2020

  • Quarterflnalist | Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition 2021

ILLEGAL GUARDIANS (Feature | Action Heist Comedy)

Following a botched heist, a group of semi-competent criminals (a con-man, an assassin, a thief, a driver), on the run from a pair of double-crossed rival crime lords, are saddled with a pain-in-the-ass 13-year-old who claims one of them is her dad. OCEANS 11 meets BIG DADDY.

  • Semi-finalist | ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition 2020

  • Semi-Finalist (Top 12) | Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest 2020

  • Second Rounder | Launch Pad Feature Competition 2020

THE X-PRESIDENTS (Feature | Sci-Fi Action Comedy)

After uncovering a secret alien invasion, the chronically despondent daughter of the U.S. President struggles to motivate the only people who can help her stop the evil intergalactic plan: three bitter and washed-up ex-presidents. GRUMPY OLD MEN IN BLACK.

ANTI-CHRISTINA (Feature | YA Fantasy Adventure)

After her mom is kidnapped, a sheltered teen learns that her father is the literal Devil and must use her newfound supernatural powers to defeat her five deadly half-sisters in a battle to become the Antichrist… or risk never seeking her mom again. THE DAVINCI CODE meets SCOTT PILGRIM.

CREATURE SEEKERS (Feature | Amblin-style Horror Adventure)

A thirty-something wannabe author reunites her childhood “cryptozoology” club, the Creature Seekers, in order to track down her estranged sister who went missing—on the same island where they experienced a traumatic event as kids. CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON if it were a sequel to THE GOONIES.

PODCASTS & INTERVIEWS

PANELS, JUDGING & SPEAKING

  • Speaker, Highlands Writers Conference | ”Writing Unforgettable Characters”
  • Speaker, Red Clay Writer’s Conference | "10 Ways to Make a Good Screenplay Great”
  • Moderator, Etowah Film Festival | ”Indie Film Distribution & Disruption in 2019”
  • Panelist, Phoenix Film Festival. | ”How Pictures in my Head become Words on the Page!” Screenwriting Panel
  • Speaker, Brookwood High School | ”Cool Careers Symposium”
  • Panelist, Atlanta Film Festival | ”Film Impact Georgia”
  • Judge, Paducah 48-Hour Film Fest
  • Speaker, Film Pitch ATL | ”Guacamole Yesterdays” Pitch Session
  • Speaker, AIM Media Conference. | ”Mirror Box Screenwriting”
  • Judge, Film Impact Georgia Filmmaker Grant

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