![]() ![]() Judy Blume Forever explains that being Jewish in the 1940s and 50s, getting a divorce because she never fit the 1950s housewife image, writing about taboo subjects, and standing strong against critics and the uneducated masses, made Blume an icon. As the author’s story unfolds from finding her path as a writer and her ability to thrive in life, we learn about the roadblocks that existed for a woman who wanted to share her stories, unlike anyone before her. ![]() The filmmakers do not miss a beat in their ability to provide the world with the importance, bravery, and gift that is Judy Blume. Pardo and Wolchok’s testament to the modern-day writer enshrines her and ensures that Blume’s legacy, thankfully, will now live on forever. Many of them wrote to Blume at one point or another. Thousands of people clearly also felt that way. As I sat and watched directors Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok’s documentary Judy Blume Forever, I realized that I was not the only one who felt Blume was their therapist. ![]() I froze in glee because on the other end of the line was the voice of a woman whose books guided me through the roughest time in my young adult life, and she was speaking to me, if only for a moment. As a receptionist, one day, I answered the phone, and it was Judy Blume. The company was right off of Union Square and co-owned by Larry Blume, Judy Blume’s son. NEW TO AMAZON PRIME! My first real job was working at PostWorks, a post-production house in New York City, just after film school. ![]()
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