Jan. 20 (UPI) — Actress Kristen Stewart is turning her eye to directing.
The 26-year-old star said in an interview with E! News that she’s working on a full-length movie following her directorial debut with the short film Come Swim at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
« I feel amazing, » Stewart said at the short film’s premiere Thursday. « I’m so happy that so many actual eyes get to see [ Come Swim ] in the theater because I know it’s mainly going to be seen on the Internet and that’s fine, but the sound is so essential. »
« [I’m] working on [a feature-length with Come Swim star Josh Kaye]. He’s my guy, » she later added. « I had to cut this down from 40 [minutes]. I could get to 120 in a second. »
Stewart directed Come Swim as part of Refinery29’s female-focused Shatterbox Anthology series. She voiced her continued interest in directing while discussing the short at « An Evening with Kristen Stewart » during the New York Film Festival in October.
« I’ve never been happier doing anything, » the star said of directing. « [I] I found the next level, so excited. »
« That is the most satisfying thing I have ever done, » she added. « As an actor, you’re like a little thing that can help everyone feel this, but when it comes from you — it’s like validation in the most ultimate. You’re not alone. Like, ‘I see you, girl. I see you, and I get it.' »
Stewart is known for the Twilight movies and has since starred in Clouds of Sils Maria , Still Alice and Café Society. She will next star in the Lizzie Borden movie Lizzie with Chloe Sevigny.
