Get Your First Look at the Inspiring Trailer for 'Judy Blume Forever'
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The affectionate bio-doc pays tribute to a literary legend.
The literary world can feel fickle, but Judy Blume's five-decades-long career breaks the mold as much as her trailblazing young adult novels.
One of Blume's best-known books, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret was published in 1970 and remains a mainstay on coming-of-age reading lists. It'll also get the big-screen treatment this spring when the movie, Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret hits theaters on April 28.
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But another film will hit Prime Video the week before: Judy Blume Forever, a bio-documentary on the impact of the famous author written by Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok, will stream globally on Prime Video beginning April 21.
The bio-documentary, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January, is several years in the making, according to an interview from Prime Video. Pardo made the initial ask.
"My husband George and I watched Very Semi-Serious [Pardo and Wolchok’s documentary about the New Yorker cartoonists], and eventually, maybe four years later, I finally said to her, 'Let's have breakfast,'" Blume said in a statement. "I liked her, so I said yes. But that was after years of her sending messages and messages. She didn't give up. I really like to see a person who doesn't give up. And Leah, too, I love that woman. I am very fond of both of them. They had done their homework."
We did some homework, too. Here's what we know about Judy Blume Forever and the controversial book by a similar name.
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When is the Judy Blume Forever release date?
Judy Blume Forever will be released on April 21, 2023.
Where can I watch Judy Blume Forever?
Judy Blume Forever will stream exclusively on Prime Video.
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What is Forever by Judy Blume about?
The book Forever... by Judy Blume follows high school senior Katherine and depicts sexuality as a mental and emotional issue more than a moral one. Over the years, the content has gotten the book banned, including by school libraries. In 2005, the American Library Association listed it as the second most-challenged book.
The documentary with a deliberately similar name Judy Blume Forever focuses on the author's communications with her young fans.
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Is Judy Blume a real person?
Yes she is! Judy Blume is the author behind notable works like Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972) and Forever...(1975).
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Did Judy Blume write Forever?
Judy Blume wrote the 1975 novel Forever... Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok wrote the bio-doc Judy Blume Forever, which will stream globally on Prime Video beginning April 21.
Is Judy Blume a feminist?
Judy Blume considers herself a feminist. She tweeted a photo of herself in a pink hat at a Women's March in Key West in 2017.
In a 2018 interview with NPR, Blume reflected on generational shifts on art. At the time, the #MeToo movement was gaining momentum after reports of sexual abuse by now-convicted felon movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
"That doesn't mean that women of my generation can't support the #MeToo movement," Blume told NPR. "Where we may differ is, 'Is it OK to enjoy the art of someone who we now know may have been abusive to women?' To me, the answer is yes, I can. And I don't want museums to take away art because we now know that that artist from a different era may have been abusive to women."
Blume added that she would still see Woody Allen movies (many of which feature older characters attracted to teens). Allen famously married his ex-girlfriend's adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn and was accused of molesting his and Mia Farrow's daughter Dylan Farrow.
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Why is Judy Blume so important?
Judy Blume is considered a trailblazing young adult author for her books that tackle topics that are still regarded as sensitive today, notably teenage sexuality, menstruation, birth control and death. She has sold more than 90 million copies of her 29 books, including arguably her most notable, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
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Where was the book Forever banned?
Forever... by Judy Blume has been banned in libraries and schools since it was published in 1975 because of its depictions of sex and offensive language. In 2005, Forever... was the second-most challenged book, according to the American Library Association.
Blume addressed book banning in a newly released interview with Prime Video.
"It's as bad, possibly getting worse," Blume says. "I thought, we'll never have to go back to the ‘80s and go through that again."
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Is there a Judy Blume Forever trailer?
Yes. The first trailer for Judy Blume Forever was released, appropriately, on International Women's Day. In the touching trailer, Blume reveals how her daughter inspired her.
"My daughter said to me, 'mother, couldn't you write a book about teenagers who fall in love and do it and nobody has to die,' and I thought, 'yes'," she says in the trailer that is filled with celebs and children recounting their memories of reading Judy Blume's books.
Watch the full trailer below.
