Cannes, May 17 -- Actor Kristen Stewart's feature directorial debut, 'The Chronology of Water', premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday night, receiving a standing ovation for 6.5 minutes.

The film, adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir, tells the story of a woman's journey to turn trauma into art, according to Deadline.

Stewart has been working on this project for eight years, and it is clear that it is a passion project for her.

She co-wrote the screenplay with Andy Mingo, and the film stars Imogen Poots, Jim Belushi, and Thora Birch.

Stewart described the film as "about iteration". "Getting up and trying again. Repossessing your body, your desires, your ambitions and your dreams," Stewart said, according to Deadline.

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