Filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum presents a raw, fearless but bitingly funny portrait of both her childhood, fraught with shame and humiliation, and her adulthood scarred by its fallout. Woven together from decades of personal home movies, photos and videos, LOOK AT US NOW invites audiences to join her on her quest to love, understand, and forgive her aging mother before it’s too late. As these two formidable women travel down the bumpy road of discovery, their relationship changes before our eyes, and teaches a universal lesson of family dynamics, empathy and the power of forgiveness.

Founder of Cinemoms Marci Miller moderates a Q&A session with director, editor, and writer Gayle Kirschenbaum, her mother Mildred Kirschenbaum and psychologist Pam Thompson, M.A. Psy.D about the 2016 AJFF film "Look at Us Now, Mother!'

Hollywood on the Potomac caught up with filmmaker and TV producer Gayle Kirschenbaum who was in town for The Jewish Film Festival and we totally agree with the following endorsement: "An earthy, intense, tangy look at one mother-daughter relationship. Kind of like a Jewish-American Joy-luck Club. It’s even got Mah Johng. Only with matzoh balls instead of wontons."- C.R. Zwolinski

Barbara Kanellopoulos interviews Gayle Kirschenbaum and her mother Mildred Kirschenbaum, the stars of "Look at Us Now, Mother!" on her talk show, "Conversations." Gayle produced and directed "Look at Us Now, Mother!" a film about her often difficult relationship with her mother. Gayle is now also involved in a program to help people resolve difficult relationships between mothers and daughters and transform them into healthy ones.

Gayle and Mildred Kirshenbaum demonstrate why their Documentary "Look at us now Mother" came about and discuss healing and forgiveness with FlickDirect correspondent Allison Hazlett Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flickdirect Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/flickdirect Instragram: https://instagram.com/flickdirect Movie Hype App: http://moviehypeapp.com Subscribe to the FlickDirect YouTube channel for more exclusive interviews -- http://www.youtube.com/user/flickdirectinc?sub_confirmation=1 #LookatUsNow #Interview #MovieInterview -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "September 5 Blu-ray Review: Munich Massacre Story & Stunning Audio" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2PPV57vTCE -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

Barb and Laurie interview award-winning filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum about her movie "Look At Us Now, Mother!" that captures life with a narcissistic mother. She also talks about how to heal.

Full-length video of the "Film as a Memoir" panel at the 2015 Woodstock Film Festival. Panelists: Alan Berliner, Doug Block, Gayle Kirschenbaum Moderator: Simon Kilmurry Sunday 10/4, 12 PM @ Kleinert James Art Center We read so many memoirs in print, but what about memoirs in film format? What differentiates a film as a memoir, and what is it in its craftsmanship, thought process, and production that turns it into a unique work of art? The Film as Memoir panel is comprised of some of the most influential and talented filmmakers who specialize in films in the first person and have elevated the form to its highest level. Find out what motivates them, what it takes to make an impactful and successful memoir film, and how their cohorts feel about being on screen and exposed.

As a result of a deeply unhappy childhood, American filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum decided to take her mother to task by making a documentary about their difficult and painful relationship. The result was the award-winning documentary LOOK AT US NOW, MOTHER!, a humorous, intimate and courageous film following the transformation of this tumultuous mother-daughter relationship into one of love and acceptance. Upcoming film screening in London: http://phoenixcinema.co.uk/PhoenixCinema.dll/WhatsOn?Film=9051291 Visit Our Website: http://www.theforgivenessproject.com/ Read Gayle's story: http://theforgivenessproject.com/stories/gayle-kirschenbaum-usa/ Join Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ForgivenessProj Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ForgivenessProj Watch More Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/ForgivenessVideo Contact Us: info@theforgivenessproject.com

As a result of a deeply unhappy childhood, American filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum decided to take her mother to task by making a documentary about their difficult and painful relationship. The result was the award-winning documentary LOOK AT US NOW, MOTHER!, a humorous, intimate and courageous film following the transformation of this tumultuous mother-daughter relationship into one of love and acceptance. Upcoming film screening in London: http://phoenixcinema.co.uk/PhoenixCinema.dll/WhatsOn?Film=9051291 Read Gayle's story: http://theforgivenessproject.com/stories/gayle-kirschenbaum-usa/ Join Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ForgivenessProj Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ForgivenessProj Watch More Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/ForgivenessVideo Contact Us: info@theforgivenessproject.com Visit Our Website: http://www.theforgivenessproject.com/