Kristen Stewart is just showing off. The Oscar nominated “Spencer” star steps behind the camera, writing and directing "The Chronology of Water," which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

On the contrary, I only make note of the laziest presumptions that people might create for Stewart’s debut because of the visceral fearlessness with which she defies them. There isn’t a single millisecond of this movie that doesn’t bristle with the raw energy of an artist who’s found the permission she needed to put her whole being into every frame,

Adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s acclaimed 2011 memoir of the same name, the film stars Imogen Poots, Thora Birch, Nick Cave's son Earl Cave and Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon.