The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time - Jack Kerouac
and then, one day, Kristen Stewart’s production company light up, for the very first time, an under 1-minute sold-out screening at a Cannes Film Festival room for her directorial debut. 🥹🫶
Kristen Stewart has pulled off the impossible at #Cannes2025 with #TheChronologyOfWater
A visual and emotional masterclass of storytelling, as a woman swims against the fearsome tide of trauma.
Anchored by a career-best performance from Imogen Poots.
“Let’s rip off the band aid and watch this f—ing movie.”
Now that’s how you intro a film.
Kristen Stewart has leveraged every bit of clout to make THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER. The results are uncompromising and stingingly raw. Her image making is beautiful. It won’t be her last.
#CANNES Review: Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water’ is one hell of a directorial debut.
"Adapting author Lidia Yuknavitch's 2011 memoir, the actor's first time behind the camera delivers a bruising, brilliant biopic."
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watching kristen stewart's movie 'the chronology of water' get rave reviews on its premiere, after years of seeing her talk about how much the story means to her
A feature should be written about Kristen Stewart finding her voice as a dramatic actress at Sundance w/ SPEAK.
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Kristen Stewart is finding her voice as a director at #Cannes2025 w/ THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER.
The films are conversing with each other in very intriguing ways.
"We’ve started a production company, which is an insane thing to say, because I really never thought I would be that person.But then I just felt like I suddenly graduated to a place where I was like, 'Okay. Mine. M, I, N, E.' So we’re cooking. We are voracious." - Kristen Stewart
“Actors turning to directing is nothing new, but it’s unlikely you’ve seen a performer’s directorial debut as boldly confident and emotionally precise as Kristen Stewart’s “The Chronology of Water.”
- THE WRAP
"I watched my movie… which, by the way, is personal and subjective. I love it. Everyone can have their own relationship with it, but when I watch this thing, I feel like I’m watching my kid in a kindergarten. It makes me laugh; it excites me." - Kristen Stewart
the chronology of water: so beautifully bold and ambitious. maybe it gets a little carried away but kristen stewart has such a way with images that she makes even the mundane look breathtaking. i sincerely hope the next one doesn’t take eight years
kristen stewart is such a steady breath of fresh air. interacting with film as a true form of art, discussing implications and humanity in artistic detail with almost every movie release. you can tell she lives for this. it's a joy to see her continue to unfold and deepen