Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Joan Rivers (dir. Ricki Stern & Anne Sundberg) · other · single

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work is a 2010 documentary following comedian Joan Rivers over one year of her career in her late 70s. The film reveals Rivers as a tireless, fiercely self-aware artist who refused to allow age, gender, or irrelevance to stop her — a portrait of creative persistence and professional longevity that women over 50 will find deeply resonant.

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