Zak Hilditch
Writer/Director
Zak is a native of Perth, Western Australia and studied film at Curtin University. In 2013 his first funded feature These Final Hours premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival, picking up The Age critics prize for best film before later going onto its international premiere in the Director’s Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
2017 saw the release of his first US based film, an adaptation of Stephen King’s novella 1922 starring Thomas Jane and Molly Parker, which was a Netflix original. The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas and went onto critical acclaim.
In 2024 Hilditch wrote and directed WE BURY THE DEAD starring Daisy Ridley which was produced by Grant Spurtore & Kelvin Munro. It recently had its world premiere at the 2025 SXSW film festival. Hilditch is represented by Thruline and Independent Artists Group in the US and is currently working on an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Revival.
