Kristen Stewart reveals dark side of filmmaking

Kristen Stewart just revealed that she believes filmmaking has become "capitalist hell" and lacking in diversity.

The Twilight star, who has made her directorial debut with The Chronology of Water - has called for a "full system break" that steps away from the "unbelievable barriers."

She told the New York Times newspaper: "We’re in a pivotal nexus, because I think we’re ready for a full system break. I mean that across the board and also specific to the world that I live in, the entertainment industry...”

Kristen continued, "We need to start stealing our movies. I’m so appreciative of every union. Trust me, we would not survive without them. But some of the terms and rules and structures we’ve set up have created unbelievable barriers for artists to express themselves.”

"Without being ungrateful, we need a workaround. Having it be so impossible for people to tell stories is capitalist hell, and it hates women and marginalised voices, and it’s racist,” the Charlie’s Angels said, adding, "It’s too hard to make movies right now that aren’t blockbuster-y, proven equations."

The 35-year-old star wants to make her next movie "for nothing" and is happy to reach just a small audience.

She said: "The next movie I want to make, I want to do it for nothing and I want it to be a smash hit. People can think, of course this psycho is saying that, but I think it’s possible...

"It depends on what you mean by huge hit. Marvel is the tent-pole reference for big movies, but pick another one, because I’m not coming for that,” Kristen Stewart added.

"But if you do something for nothing and you reach even just a small number of people, that’s enough for me. And also, we could totally make a huge hit!” she concluded.