Kristen Stewart to Make Feature Directorial Debut

American actress Kristen Stewart is set to make her feature directorial debut in "The Chronology of Water".

The project will star English actress and model Imogen Poots and sees Stewart reuniting with the Scott Free banner.

Stewart also will co-adapt the script alongside Andy Mingo, which is based on the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch.

The memoir won A Reader’s Choice Award at the 2012 Oregon Book Awards and finalist for the PEN Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award.

"The Chronology of Water" is a lyrical journey through a life saved by art. A young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother, and singular modern writer. 

A survivor’s story and a sexually abrasive and honest coming of age, the movie is a physical memory wash of Yuknavitch’s inner life. 

Scott Free’s Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss are producing alongside Mingo. Scott Free’s Rebecca Feuer will serve as an executive producer on the project.

Stewart teamed with Scott Free in 2017 for her short film directorial debut Come Swim, which she wrote, directed, and screened at both Cannes and Sundance.

She also collaborated with them as an actress in Jake Scott’s "Welcome to the Rileys", and A24’s "Equals" from director Drake Doremus.

Stewart is coming off her Oscar-nominated performance portraying Princess Diana in Pablo Larrain’s Spencer, which earned her some of the best reviews of her career on top of numerous accolades that included a Critics Choice Award. 

She also recently completed productions for a sci-fi love story opposite Steven Yeun, and the Rose Glass-directed "Love Lies Bleeding".  

Stewart was last seen in David Cronenberg’s "Crimes of the Future" alongside Viggo Mortensen.