The professional trajectory of Kristen Stewart commands respect. After being propelled onto the international scene thanks to her role as Bella, the mute lover in the very popular Twilight saga, the actress hastened to get rid of this mediocre first role to build herself, in nearly fifteen years. , an impressive filmography rich in varied collaborations, navigating with ease between international auteur cinema and blockbusters, in front of the cameras of David Fincher, Sean Penn, Greg Mottola, Woody Allen, Olivier Assayas, Ang Lee, Pablo Larraín or David Cronenberg.Come Swim, Kristen Stewart’s arty short film is onlineShe has also already gone behind the camera with two short films, Come Swim in 2017, presented at the Cannes Film Festival, which depicted different facets of a man in a small artistic film and conceptual, and Crickets in 2020, which was part of the Netflix “Homemade” anthology, a collection of short films from around the world made during lockdown by acclaimed filmmakers. us like Paolo Sorrentino, Naomi Kawase, Ladj Ly or Maggie Gyllenhaal. See also on Konbini From Kristen Stewart to Ladj Ly: 17 directors will share their short film on Netflix For five years, the actress has been cooking her first feature film as as a director, which she hopes to achieve before 2023. “If I don’t make this film before the end of the year, I’m going to die,” she even told Indiewire at Cannes last May. The project finally seems to be on track since Deadline reports that the British Imogen Poots (The Father, Vivarium) will play the main role. Yuknavitch, published in 2011, in which she recounts her past as a swimmer and hopeful for the Olympic Games and especially her childhood in a dysfunctional family, between an alcoholic father and a depressed mother. The official synopsis of the film describes the essay as “a lyrical journey through a life saved by art”, centered on a young woman who finds her way through writing and her lifeline in swimming to become a brilliant teacher, a mother and a modern and singular author. Fluid Mechanics is produced by Scott Free, Ridley Scott’s production company, which had already accompanied his short film Come Swin.
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