Kristen Stewart Charted Her Own Course to Her Directorial Debut 'The Chronology of Water'

"On December 4, the IndieWire Honors Winter 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for crafting some of the year's best films. Curated and selected by IndieWire's editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the filmmakers, artisans, and performers behind films well worth toasting. In the days leading up to the Los Angeles event, IndieWire is showcasing their work with new interviews and tributes from their peers. The first time most of us saw IndieWire Honors Maverick Award winner Kristen Stewart was in David Fincher's 2002 thriller "Panic Room," as the terrified 12-year-old whose mother (Jodie Foster) whisks her to safety as an intruder terrorizes their home."

"We watched Stewart grow up onscreen, playing a diverse range of teenagers and young women, from the tough older sister in Jon Favreau's space adventure "Zathura," and hard rocker Joan Jett in "The Runaways," to winsome Jean Seberg in "Seberg." But it was her 2008 role as Bella Swan in the first installment of the "Twilight" saga that turned her into a global movie star."

"Stewart went on to complete four more Twilight movies: In the end, the vampire saga grossed $3.4 billion worldwide. After that, while the actress took on three big-studio roles in "Snow White and the Huntsman," "Charlie's Angels," and Ang Lee's "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," Stewart has been choosy about the parts she wants to play, often preferring to collaborate with international directors, including Brazil's Walter Salles ("On the Road"), France's Olivier Assayas ("Personal Shopper"), and Chile's Pablo Larraín ("Spencer")."

IndieWire Honors Winter 2025 will celebrate creators and stars behind the year's standout films, showcasing work with interviews and peer tributes. Kristen Stewart first appeared as a terrified 12-year-old in David Fincher's 2002 "Panic Room" and matured onscreen through varied roles, from Jon Favreau's "Zathura" to Joan Jett in "The Runaways" and Jean Seberg in "Seberg." Her 2008 role as Bella Swan in "Twilight" made her a global star, and the saga grossed $3.4 billion worldwide. Stewart later chose selective projects and international collaborations, earning awards including a César and the BAFTA Rising Star.

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