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The way that The Chronology of Water (2025) is billed from a quick Google search is misleading. Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut cannot be reduced to a story about a swimmer. Adapted from the 2011 memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, the film explores abuse and trauma, but ultimately results in healing through the power of writing.

Just a week after getting my driver’s license, I was in a car accident. What lodged itself most stubbornly in my mind wasn’t the impact – not the deployment of the airbags or the sound of breaking metal – but rather the clothes I was wearing.