Stewart’s The Chronology of Water just premiered at Cannes, where she was frank about the “bullshit” barriers she faced in getting it made.

Stewart’s first steps as a director came eight years ago with the short “Come Swim,” which she also premiered in Cannes, in 2017. The festival, she says, generates the kind of questions she likes around movies. It was around then that Stewart began adapting Yuknavitch's memoir.

Kristen Stewart is now looking to change her career as an actress to a director as she has always favored challenging roles. Long after people started expecting Stewart to direct, he is finally making that dream a reality.