Sue Kim

“You never know when you meet an artist how transparent they'll be. And I have to give all credit to Lisa because she allowed us almost total access,”

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Kim credits Lisa for allowing almost total access during filming.

“I said, 'Look, I know this is new. I know you guys are wildly confused and hurt, but this is your time to say whatever you want to say - even if you're just processing your thoughts and telling us what you're feeling,”

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Kim recounts what she told Lisa in the dressing room as the racial slur scandal unfolded.

“There was no premeditation on Lisa's part, there was no media training,”

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Kim says Lisa's reaction was spontaneous and not the result of media training.

“In general, she is a very kind, sweet person - and sometimes personalities like that, they don't want to rock the boat.”

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Kim describes Lisa as a kind, sweet person who tends not to want to rock the boat.

“I saw a person who was very tentative and unsure of herself slowly starting to unfold her wings. Making mistakes, but also getting back up on the horse.”

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Kim describes Lisa gradually becoming more confident over the course of filming.

“And when I showed her the film, she never asked me to remove a single scene. That's exceptional.”

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Kim says Lisa never asked her to remove a single scene from the documentary.

“And what you see with Lisa in that moment is so genuine, it's impossible not to feel compassion for her.”

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Kim says Lisa's genuine reaction in the documentary inspires compassion.

“It's bittersweet, and I think that's OK,”

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Kim describes the bittersweet tone of the documentary's ending as Lisa returns to Seoul and rejoins Blackpink.

“Having been trained in the K-pop system from an early age, she grew acclimatised to obedience. Declaring that she wants a break is such a disruption to that way of life that I can only imagine it must have been building inside her for years.”

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Kim explains how Lisa's K-pop training conditioned her to obedience, making her desire for independence a major disruption.

“I asked her one question and she just talked for an hour, and everything came out, and it's all stream of consciousness.”

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Kim describes how Lisa spoke freely for an hour after being asked one question.

“But when we premiered the film in Toronto, Lisa found me and she brought bottles of tequila, and that was like the perfect christening of the film,”

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Kim recounts how Lisa brought tequila to celebrate the film's premiere in Toronto.

“Knowing her as I do, that took an immense amount of courage,”

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Kim says Lisa's decision to break from the K-pop system took great courage.