Bechdel Test<\/a>? NOPE<\/p>\nWomen like Nahmias and producer Jennifer Sims, alongside male producers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, tell a story that centers around girls. They\u2019re shown to be ambitious\u2014Olive, the undisputed \u201ccookie queen\u201d of the year with over 12,000 boxes sold, neatly tells someone, \u201cI\u2019d like to be a Supreme Court Justice.\u201d They\u2019re adorable and confident, singing a song into a megaphone to draw customers to their booth. Yet, they show doubts: In a moving conversation with her best friend and fellow Girl Scout, Olive wonders aloud, \u201cIf I\u2019m not the top seller, what am I?\u201d<\/p>\n
In this vein, female relationships form the bedrock of this film. Nikki and her two older sisters echo the playful, sometimes annoyed dynamics of so many sisters around the world. At the same time, one of the toughest conversations in Cookie Queens takes place between Olive and her mom, as Olive tries to articulate the pressure she feels during cookie season. Even fleeting relationships reveal facets of girlhood, as female clothing store owners talk to Girl Scouts about sales and margins, demonstrating the knowledge and mentorship that women and girls exchange every day, yet media narratives tend to ignore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Race: 4.5\/5<\/p>\n
The four main subjects are racially diverse. Shannon Elizabeth is Latinx and Native American, Nikki and her sisters are Black, Olive is white, and Ara is multiracial. Racial identity isn\u2019t a focus of the film, but it weaves into the subjects\u2019 lives with realism. Shannon Elizabeth\u2019s mom brushes her daughter\u2019s hair, musing, \u201cDo you know why we keep our hair long? \u2026 It is part of our culture, and part of our culture says that our long hair is part of our spirit.\u201d In another scene, Nikki and her sisters style the hair and makeup of their brown-skinned dolls.<\/p>\n
Bonus for Disability: +0.50<\/p>\n
Ara has Type 1 diabetes and is shown taking insulin, refilling her pump before bed, and determining with her dad how to sample the cookies she\u2019s selling while keeping her blood sugar levels safe. Ara also meets a neighbor who mentions his diabetes, and later she bakes sugar-free cookies with her mom and sells him a box. Unlike many portrayals of chronic illness, such as in Greenland (2020), which uses diabetes as a plot device, Ara\u2019s daily insulin maintenance and related medical devices are never sensationalized. Rather, disability is woven into Ara\u2019s narrative while staying consistent with Nahmias\u2019 focus on family and love: Ara\u2019s dad checks her blood sugar levels and gently clucks, \u201cOh no, 290, no wonder you were tired. Let me zap you a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mediaversity Grade: A 4.75\/5<\/p>\n
While it follows its four subjects with dedication and sensitivity, Cookie Queens doesn\u2019t go deep into their psyches. Or if you wanted to learn more about the Girl Scout cookie industrial complex, you\u2019re out of luck. But this inclusive documentary is full of lovely hangout scenes that depict family bonds and friendships with glowing warmth, making it a joy to watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Title: Cookie Queens (2026)Director: Alysa Nahmias \ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8Producers: Michael Dweck \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8, Gregory Kershaw \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8, and Jennifer Sims \ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Reviewed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-112107","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}