Shantytown

A work-in-progress feature-length documentary film that explores the City of Hudson's landscape and provides lifelong and longtime residents a platform to share their incredible stories hidden behind a city constantly in transition.

THE PROOF-OF-CONCEPT SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM WILL BE RELEASED ONLINE SOON.

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AS OF APRIL 2026

The feature-length documentary film is in Pre-Production

Hudson Limits is a long-term feature-length documentary film that bears witness to the City of Hudson's rapidly evolving landscape, providing lifelong and longtime residents a platform to reflect on their local history and how they navigate their day-to-day lives in a city constantly in transition.

Considering the nature of documentary work, the individuals involved and the overarching narrative will evolve with continued community engagement.

The proof-of-concept of Hudson Limits, which premiered at the Hudson Area Library to a packed Community Room in November of 2024, features the story of Leo A. Bower, a lifelong resident of Hudson and one of the sole advocates of preserving Shantytown’s legacy.

The feature-length documentary will continue Leo’s story, and more…

The proof of concept was made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CREATE Council on the Arts.

Want to be involved?

Are you a lifelong or longtime resident of Hudson, NY interested in sharing your story? Fill out this form, or send an email to info@hudsonlimits.com