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The Chronology of Water

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Oscar-nominated actor Kristen Stewart makes her feature directorial debut with The Chronology of Water, an unflinching portrait of womanhood, survival, and artistry at the fragmented crossroads of memory and memoir, adapted from the book of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch. Imogen Poots stars as Lidia, a young woman who finds escape from an abusive home through competitive swimming in the 1980s. After her athletic dreams are derailed, she navigates love, loss, addiction, sexuality, and her own self-destructive impulses while discovering her voice, and healing, through the transformative act of writing.
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Kristen Stewart

Director

Imogen Poots

Lidia

Thora Birch

Claudia

Jim Belushi

Ken Kesey

Tom Sturridge

Devin

Charlie Carrick

Actor

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Justin Clark Slant Magazine The beauty of Kristen Stewart’s focus is how she excavates the profound from the mundane. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 3, 2025 Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Stewart’s greatest asset in all of this is the 35-year-old Poots herself, whose performance here is career-best work: utterly fearless and ferociously real. Rated: 4/5 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star Imogen Poots is riveting as Lidia, a championship swimmer grappling with recovery from abuse, delivering a performance that is both raw and layered with meaning. May 30, 2025 Full Review Joey Magidson Awards Radar The Chronology of Water is an impressionistic filmmaking debut from Kristen Stewart, with a hell of a performance from Imogen Poots at its center. Rated: 3/4 Dec 1, 2025 Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn The Chronology of Water is unlike any other movie of 2025. Stewart immediately proves herself to be just as talented a filmmaker as she is an actor, bringing a confidence and vision to the film that is masterful in control and craft. Nov 2, 2025 Full Review Ruchika Bhat Digital Mafia Talkies I think it’s quite moving that Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut feels almost like an extension of her acting debut through the theme of abuse. Rated: 3.5 Oct 29, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Oscar-nominated actor Kristen Stewart makes her feature directorial debut with The Chronology of Water, an unflinching portrait of womanhood, survival, and artistry at the fragmented crossroads of memory and memoir, adapted from the book of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch. Imogen Poots stars as Lidia, a young woman who finds escape from an abusive home through competitive swimming in the 1980s. After her athletic dreams are derailed, she navigates love, loss, addiction, sexuality, and her own self-destructive impulses while discovering her voice, and healing, through the transformative act of writing.
Director
Kristen Stewart
Producer
Maggie Mclean, Dylan Meyer, Michael A. Pruss, Rebecca Feuer, Charles Gillibert, Yulia Zayceva, Max Pavlov, Svetlana Punte, Kristen Stewart, Andy Mingo
Screenwriter
Kristen Stewart, Andy Mingo
Distributor
The Forge
Production Co
Scott Free Productions, CG Cinéma, Forma Pro Films, Nevermind Pictures
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 5, 2025, Limited
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital