Zsófia Szilágyi graduated from the University of Pécs in 2002. She continued her education as a film and television director at the Academy of Film and Theater in Budapest and won a scholarship from the Goethe Institute in Hamburg in 2011. She also worked on and directed casting for Ildikó Enyedi’s Oscar-nominated film On Body and Soul. Szilágyi’s debut feature film, One Day, was selected by the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. For this film, shot in Budapest in early 2024, she is joined by Hungarian producer Dóra Csernátony, whose company, Poste Restante, focuses on providing a foundation for independent filmmakers.