Gaga: Five Foot Two

Gaga 5'2" is the closest, most intimate look yet inside the world of Stefani Joanne Germanotta. Director Chris Moukarbel follows the artist as she recovers from the mixed reviews that greeted her Artpop album and faces deadlines to deliver its 2016 follow-up, Joanne. Having just turned 30, she is in a reflective mood, looking back on her dazzling flurry of work and image shifts, and trying to find a new definition for herself. But the physical demands of constant performance and the self-imposed stress of hitting the highest standard night after night take their toll. As Gaga begins the writing and recording that will result in a finished album, one of the film's most illuminating insights is the regimen of care it takes to maintain this remarkable woman at her peak. (Toronto International Film Festival)