Lady Gaga has praised her new Netflix documentary, “Gaga: Five Feet Two,” for offering fans a genuine look behind the curtain of her life.
“What struck me most was the film’s authenticity in the way Chris [Moukarbel], the director, chose to show my lowest lows, my highest highs, and the close relationship with my family that I clung to fiercely while writing my album ‘Joanne,’ ” the singer, 31, wrote about the film on Instagram Thursday.
The pop star, who did not see the film until it debuted at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month, credits Mourkarbel for highlighting often her torturous relationship with fame.
“Although surreal, happy, and also hard, I’m most touched that the veil behind the aura of my fame reveals that fame is not all it’s cracked up to be. It is lonely, it is isolating, and it is very psychologically challenging because fame changes the way you’re viewed by people,” she noted.
Gaga makes clear that as harsh as the spotlight’s glare may be at times, it’s something she knows is worth it — especially because of the incredible opportunities it has given her to improve the lives of others.
“Yet I am so humbled by the side of fame that breeds love from the world, the voice I’ve been given by my fans to spread messages of empowerment and equality, the fortunate life it’s brought to me and my family and how we can now give to others in need,” she wrote.
While noting she cannot be truly objective about herself, Gaga believes Moukarbel’s film accomplished its goal of showing her as she really is.
“I’m just a girl trying to become a woman, who loves to write music, to sing, to play piano, guitar, dance, perform, and act,” she wrote. “A girl who loves her fans and wants them to grow with her, as we symbolically empower one another to be braver and kinder.”
“Gaga: Five Feet Two” is available on Netflix.