James Hudson is a writer and film programmer from Dublin.
WRITING
SELECTED FICTION
these publications aren't currently available to read online, but feel free to email townmice@gmail.com if you'd like to read any of my stories!
Milk Story in Channel, Issue 13, Autumn 2025
Masturbating in the woods, an ageing milkman mulls over love, sex, gender, and whose job it is to bring the milk.
Dog Story in The Stinging Fly, Issue 52, Summer 2025
An angel appears to tell me my dog is a messenger from God and I must return her to her mother.
How Modern in Opulent Syntax: Irish Speculative Fiction
International collaborations to save the world are put on pause when Irish astronaut Ana Casey requires an abortion.
Cass as a Vampire in New Worlds, New Voices
Gloom falls over a small Irish family when their college-aged daughter is forcibly turned into a vampire.
Highland Cow in ROPES, 30th edition
Two women survive an apocalyptic blizzard, but their peace is perturbed by a highland cow outside the bunker.
Jack Goes to Hunt a Werewolf in Channel, Issue 5, Autumn 2021
Lust and bloodlust simmer between two men on an illegal hunting trip.
Mudchildren of Mudmen in The Liminal Review, Issue 1
Jackie, a man made of mud, just wants the kind of guy you can settle down and have kids with.
You Roll in Queer Love: An Anthology of Irish Fiction
In his mid-thirties, a man with a small time machine considers undoing his coming out.
FILM
Hostile Architecture
A short film about trans sex and slow violence. Shooting January 2026.
dir. Liadán Roche / writ. James Hudson & Liadán Roche
PROGRAMMING
TITE Film Festival
trans film festival est. 2024
founder, co-director, programmer
Most recently: Castration Movie Anthology II European Premiere
GAZE Film Festival
lgbtqia film festival est. 1992
programmer
Most recently: GAZE 2025 short film and selected features programme
Trans Sex on Screen
annual film screening est. 2023
creator, programmer
Most recently: Trans Sex on Screen: Playing Doctor
SELECTED PAST PROGRAMMING
Castration Movie Anthology II European Premiere (Light House Cinema, December 2025)
GAZE Film Festival 2025 Programmer (IFI and Light House Cinema, August 2025)
TITE Film Festival 2025 Director (Light House Cinema, April 2025)
Trans Sex on Screen: Playing Doctor (Light House Cinema, June 2025)
2024
GAZE Film Festival 2024 Assistant Programmer (IFI and Light House Cinema, August 2024)
Trans Sex on Screen: Do It Yourself (IFI, June 2024)
2023
Body is Reality: Trans horror shorts (IFI, October 2023)
The People's Joker European Premiere (Light House Cinema, August 2023)
GAZE 2023 Programming Assistant (IFI and Light House Cinema, August 2023)
Trans Sex on Screen: The Pink Stripe (IFI, June 2023)
Soundstage: Trans musical films and live scoring by trans musicians (The New Theatre, May 2023)
2022
Besties: Short films about fun and friendship between trans and gender non-conforming people (TENI, November 2022)
Irish Trans Films (TENI, November 2022)
GAZE 2022 Programming Assistant (IFI and Light House Cinema, October 2022)
2021
GAZE 2021 Programming Intern (IFI and Light House Cinema, October 2024)
CONTACT
Instagram: @townmice
Email: townmice@gmail.com