The Chronology of Water

[MichaelB]

From the latest press release:

27 April: THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER on Blu-ray

Following its opening in UK cinemas on 6 February, we will release Kristen Stewart’s critically acclaimed directorial debut THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER (2025) on Blu-ray. Based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir, the film is a portrait of a woman who, after an abusive childhood, escapes into competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction, before finding her voice through writing. THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER features a powerful and career best performance from Imogen Poots, with support from Thora Birch, Earl Cave, Jim Belushi and Kim Gordon.

[Aunt Peg]

Got my copy of this yesterday and watched it last night.

Sensational film. Probably the best directorial debut from 2025 that I've seen. I didn't know anything about the film prior to purchasing/watching it other than it was Kristen Stewart's debut and premiered as Cannes last year in Un Certain Regard.

I understand that the BFI are getting more picky with what get a physical media release but I'm so glad they released this on disc - an amazing viewing experience.

[Lowry_Sam]

I remember seeing the trailer for it in my local cineplex last Nov.-Dec., but I don't recall it ever coming. If it did, it came & went so fast that I missed it like so many films seem to do these days.

[Aunt Peg]

The film has only had festival screenings in Australia. To my knowledge it has no local distribution. It screened at the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (which has been known as the Mardi Gras Film Festival since the early 1990s but I prefer the old name and that is what I call it) in February and I was planning on seeing it but when I saw that the BFI was releasing the film I decided to wait for this release.

Glad I did because I would have purchased it anyway.

[GaryC]

I remember seeing the trailer for it in my local cineplex last Nov.-Dec., but I don't recall it ever coming. If it did, it came & went so fast that I missed it like so many films seem to do these days.

It opened in twenty-seven cinemas on 6 February, going by the BFI's box-office spreadsheet and made £35,907, which is not that bad an average per screen. It was number 28 that weekend. I can't say how much it did after that, as the BFI don't track non-UK productions or coproductions if they're not in the top fifteen or a new release.

[Lowry_Sam]

The reason why I remember it standing out is because I first saw the trailer at a suburban chain theater with 9 screens, the I saw it again at an indie arthouse theater in the city. In searching I noticed it played the indie arthouse theater the first week in January, but I don't think it played anywhere else afterward.

[MichaelB]

Apologies: I forgot to post final specs when they were revealed:

THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER
A film by Kristen Stewart
Starring Imogen Poots

A journey through the sensuous and the sensual, Oscar-nominated actor Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut chronicles Lidia Yuknavitch’s life as she experiences and processes childhood abuse, first love, addiction and grief, led by a raw and magnetic performance from Imogen Poots (The Father, Green Room, Vivarium). The cast also includes Jim Belushi, Thora Birch, Charlie Carrick, Susannah Flood, Esmé Creed-Miles, Earl Cave, Kim Gordon, Tom Sturridge and Michael Epp.

Adapted by Stewart from the acclaimed memoir by Yuknavitch, The Chronology of Water is a poetic and unflinching exploration of identity, self-discovery and resilience, brought vividly to life through Stewart’s assured directorial vision.

Special features
• Presented in High Definition
• Imogen Poots Cannes interview (2025, 8 mins): an interview with the actor, recorded at the Cannes Film Festival
• Kristen Stewart Cannes interview (2025, 9 mins): an interview with the writer and director, recorded at Cannes
• UK trailer
• Image gallery
• **First pressing only** Illustrated booklet featuring a new essay on the film by Savina Petkova, an interview with writer and director Kristen Stewart and an original review by Rachel Pronger, plus film credits

Product details
RRP: £19.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1565 / 18
USA, France, Latvia / 2025 / colour / 128 minutes / English language with optional descriptive subtitles and audio description / original aspect ratio 1.66:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/24-bit)