As a director, Zak Hilditch first caught international attention with These Final Hours (2013), a apocalyptic drama that premiered at Cannes and marked him as a bold new voice in cinema. He went on to direct 1922 (2017), a gripping adaptation of the Stephen King novella. Hilditch’s earlier work includes Plum Role (2008) and Transmission (2012). His latest film, We Bury the Dead (2025), stars Daisy Ridley as a widow on a recovery mission through a zombie-ravaged landscape.