Gloria Vanderbilt has been in the public eye for longer than practically anyone in the world.

Watch the exclusive trailer for the new film, above.

), Vanderbilt was born into one of Americas richest and most powerful families.

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So I felt more connection there, much more to the Cooper side than the Vanderbilt side.

Dredging up the past is not something that frightens Vanderbilt, though perhaps it once did.

In fact, she wholeheartedly endorses the talking cure.

I hope the film might encourage people to communicate with the ones they love, she tells EW.

Its life changing and changes the way you see the world.

Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooperpremieres on HBO on April 9.

(It also will air on Coopers home turf, CNN, on April 29.)