I am 100 percent at my lowest common denominator.
I just wanted to be there as her life unfurled and create a portrait of her interior world.
Read on for more secrets about the film, as told by Moukarbel and the Lady herself.
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I decided what they could and could not film and [what could] be in the movie.
Im excited for people to see it, but its not intended to lay a framework for anything.
Its intended just to be true and honest.
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MOUKARBEL:I started shooting casually last June [when Gaga finished writingJoanne].
I started rolling as soon as I walked through the door.
She was very friendly and also told me right away that she wasnt going to do anything special.
She would just be getting ready to go to the studio and I was welcome to tag along.
That whole first day ended up as the first scene of the film.
I really didnt expect that at all.
The film follows her through her creative process in writing the recordJoanne.
Were also alongside her as she prepares for the Super Bowl halftime show.
This film is a frame around a very specific time in her life.
That was the hardest part!
How do you compress such an enormous life into 100 minutes of film?
Its really for arts sake.
You know me; Im not only a making the money kind of girl.
For me, doing things with people that I love is important.
One of those story lines is her chronic body pain.
She was also generally sensitive to the perceptions of young women and girls.
Her role as an influential woman is something she took really seriously.
GAGA:Its my gay friends [in this movie].
You fall on the sword always.
Shes warm and genuinely interested in the people around her.
I approached the film in a verite style.
I didnt do any interviews with people around her.
She is incredibly close with her family and they are around her all the time.
They have a naturally loving relationship so I hope some of that comes across in the movie.
Ive always done that.
MOUKARBEL:I always got the feeling that part of her creativity comes from an internal struggle.
Those needs can often be at odds because one is usually at the expense of the other.
Shes definitely fighting for balance.
I like to think of this film as a simple portrait of a truly complex person.
Shes put herself in such a position of influence and is really thoughtful and hyper aware of that power.
One of my personal takeaways is that there is a lot of power in allowing yourself to be vulnerable.
