The Forge has acquired North American rights to Kristen Stewart’s feature directorial debut and Cannes Un Certain Regard selection The Chronology Of Water .

The film will get December awards-qualifying run as the company positions the film as its main contender for the upcoming season. A wider release will follow in early January 2026.

Based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir and adapted for the screen by Stewart, The Chronology Of Water stars Imogen Poots as a woman who suffered an abusive childhood and escapes into competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before finding her voice through writing.

The cast includes Jim Belushi, Thora Birch, Charlie Carrick, Susannah Flood, Kim Gordon, and Tom Sturridge.

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