The documentary tells her life story in a linear fashion and shows how it impacted her work. Everyone in the film talks about her and her work with such reverence: It’s clear how many lives she’s touched. People close to her, including childhood friends, her children, and her husband are also featured. Actors like Molly Ringwald and Lena Dunham are featured, as well as authors like Jacquline Woodson, Alex Gino, Mary HK Choi, and Jason Reynolds. While Judy is the focus of the film, she isn’t the only person they talk to. It’s amazing to see Judy get the recognition she deserves while she’s still here to receive it. Authors don’t often get this kind of recognition, even though their work touches so many lives. I don’t think I knew how much her books meant to me until I watched this film. I’m a sucker for nostalgia, but my emotional reactions to Judy Blume Forever go beyond basic nostalgia.

By the end of the opening sequence, I had tears in my eyes. I got invited to an early screening of the film, and I have never been more excited. Not only does it capture Judy Blume the woman, but it does an excellent job of capturing the impact she’s had on children’s literature over the last 50 years. It should be hard to encapsulate one woman in 90 minutes, but it was truly so unbelievably good. The first time I watched the trailer, I got all teary eyed. I cannot not articulate how excited I was when I found out about this documentary.

Judy Blume and her legacy are the subject of a new documentary, Judy Blume Forever on Prime Video. It felt real in a way I didn’t know possible. I knew Judy Blume she had written some books I loved in elementary school. One day, I took out a book that would change the way I thought of books: Forever by Judy Blume. YA as a genre wasn’t quite as robust back in the early aughts as it is now there weren’t as many options, so I burned through them pretty quickly. If I wasn’t at home or school, I was likely at the library, scouring the shelves for books I hadn’t yet read. When I was in high school, we lived within walking distance of the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.

The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema.

LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.

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