Kristen Stewartis partnering with Scott Free once again, this time to make her feature film directing debut, according toDeadline. Having previously made a short film,Come Swim, which she wrote, directed and screened at both Cannes and Sundance, she is now reuniting with theRidley Scott-backed production company to directThe Chronology of Water. Stewart will also adapt the script alongsideAndy Mingo, with the basis being the memoir written byLidia Yuknavitch. ScottandMichael Prussare producing alongside Mingo. Scott Free’sRebecca Feuerwill serve as an executive producer on the film.
“Lidia’s memoir honors corporeal experience, radically,” said Stewart. “To make that experience physical feels vital to me and what this impulse means … is that it absolutely must be a film. This project has been cooking for five years with the help of Scott Free, whom I could not be more privileged to have as partners and friends. Imogen Poots will carry this movie and the staggering weight of Lidia’s life. She can hold it. I am beyond lucky to have her.”
“Ridley and I are delighted to be working with Kristen again, this time on her feature directorial debut, adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s extraordinary memoir,” said Pruss. “Just as we have seen in Kristen’s short films as a director, I have no doubt that she will bring that same level of style, uniqueness and fearless emotionality toThe Chronology of Water.Furthermore, to have the opportunity to work with Imogen — who is tailor-made for the lead role — is incredibly exciting. The combination of their talents will no doubt produce something exquisite for film audiences worldwide.”
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The film is set to starImogen Poots, who was most recently seen inThe FatheralongsideAnthony HopkinsandOlivia Colman.The film, directed byFlorian Zeller, was nominated for Best Picture, and won the awards for Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay. A prolific screen presence, she’s appeared in films as varied as28 Weeks Later, Jane Eyre, Need for Speed, Green RoomandPopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
Stewart is coming off the most acclaimed role of her career, having been nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal ofPrincess DianainPablo Larrain’sSpencer.The film earned her the best notices of her career, and numerous awards which included a Critics' Choice Award. She was most recently seen inDavid Cronenberg’sCrimes of the FuturealongsideViggo Mortensen.
The official synopsis of the film describes the novel as:
“A lyrical journey through a life saved by art,” adding that it centers on a young woman who finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother, and a singular modern writer. A survivor’s story, a sexually abrasive and honest coming of age, the film is a physical memory wash of the inner life of author Yuknavitch.
