Brought up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, Lidia Yuknavitch seemed destined for self-destruction and failure until words offered her unexpected freedom in the form of literature. The Chronology of Water, adapted from Yuknavitch’s autobiographical bestseller, follows Lidia’s journey to find her own voice in an exploration of how trauma can be transformed into art through re-possessing our own bloody histories, particularly those uniquely experienced by the bodies of women and girls.
Keywords
- American Independent Films
- Best first feature
- Best Novels Adaptation
- Cannes: Un Certain Regard
- Deauville Film Festival
- Female Filmmakers
- Festival de Cannes
- Toxic love
- Addiction
- literature
Actors
- Imogen Poots
- Thora Birch
- Jim Belushi
- Tom Sturridge
- Earl Cave
Director
- Kristen Stewart
After an abusive childhood, a women falls into addictions before finding her voice through writing.
Brought up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, Lidia Yuknavitch seemed destined for self-destruction and failure until words offered her unexpected freedom in the form of literature. The Chronology of Water, adapted from Yuknavitch’s autobiographical bestseller, follows Lidia’s journey to find her own voice in an exploration of how trauma can be transformed into art through re-possessing our own bloody histories, particularly those uniquely experienced by the bodies of women and girls.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Kristen Stewart
Cast
Imogen Poots
Cast
Thora Birch
Cast
Jim Belushi
Cast
Tom Sturridge
Cast
Earl Cave