Starting Again

Joan Rivers has it all: fame, fortune, a happy marriage and a loving daughter. All at once, however, her fairytale comes to a traumatic end when her husband and manager, Edgar, commits suicide. Together, with her daughter Melissa, they must cope with this shocking loss and find a way to get back on their feet. Personally grieving and professionally labeled a failure, Joan is determined to take charge of her career and reclaim the popularity of which she was robbed. Unfortunately, in an attempt to combat the looming sense of loneliness, she throws herself into a frantic whirlwind of social activity and travel, threatening her relationship with the person she love most -- her daughter. Attending college across the continent, 19-year-old Melissa hides her grief by withdrawing from society. As the two women try to cope with their loss in opposite ways, they find their once-perfect friendship on the verge of destruction.