Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

MA 15+
Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, 90 mins, USA, 2010, Digital Betacam. Courtesy: Madman Entertainment.

Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg's (The Devil Came on Horseback) compelling new documentary chronicles a year in the life of irreverent comedy legend Joan Rivers, as she single-handedly tackles the London theatre scene, hecklers in one-horse towns and reality TV to claw her way back to the top and keep her dreams alive.

A smash hit at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, this is documentary filmmaking at its peak.

At no point do the filmmakers or subject hide behind the façade of celebrity; instead, Rivers' candid nature reveals what we might have suspected all along - that she is not only damn funny and utterly fearless but quite possibly the hardest-working lady in showbiz.

"Honest, self deprecating, bitingly funny and a complete revelation...One of the most truthful documentaries about show business I've seen. Also maybe the funniest" Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

Official Competition, Sundance Film Festival 2010

Dates

Thu 9 Sep 2010, 7pm, 9pm

Fri 10 Sep 2010, 7pm

Sat 11 Sep 2010, 7pm, 9pm

Sun 12 Sep 2010, 6pm, 8pm

Mon 13 Sep 2010, 6pm, 8pm

Tue 14 Sep 2010, 6pm, 8pm

Thu 16 Sep 2010, 7pm, 9pm

Fri 17 Sep 2010, 7pm

Sat 18 Sep 2010, 7pm, 9pm

Sun 19 Sep 2010, 6pm, 8pm

Mon 20 Sep 2010, 6pm, 8pm

Tue 21 Sep 2010, 6pm, 8pm

Thu 23 Sep 2010, 7pm, 9pm

Fri 24 Sep 2010, 7pm

Sat 25 Sep 2010, 7pm, 9pm

Sun 26 Sep 2010, 6pm, 8pm

Mon 27 Sep 2010, 6pm, 8pm

Location

ACMI Cinemas

Admission

Full $14 Concession $11 ACMI Member $10