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Kristen Stewart Says It’s a ‘Bulls— Fallacy’ That You Need ‘Experience’ to Direct: ‘It’s a Real Male Perspective’ and ‘Anyone Can Make a Movie if They Have Something to Say’


Kristen Stewart is speaking out against the barriers that exist around directing films, calling it a "bullshit fallacy" that you need "experience."

Kristen Stewart is speaking out against the barriers that exist when it comes to directing films, calling it a “bullshit fallacy” that you need “experience or technical adeptness” in order to do the job. Stewart is at Cannes Film Festival with her feature directorial debut, “ The Chronology of Water,” which premieres in the Un Certain Regard section on Friday night. Imogen Poots stars as Yuknavitch over four decades as she “finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother and a singular modern writer,” according to the film’s synopsis.

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