{"id":161511,"date":"2026-03-12T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/161511\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:30:37","slug":"prince-harry-and-meghan-backed-doc-cookie-queens-finds-a-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/161511\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan-Backed Doc ‘Cookie Queens’ Finds a Buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cCookie Queens<\/a>,\u201d a documentary backed by Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has found a buyer.<\/p>\n

\n\tRoadside Attractions has acquired U.S. rights to the project, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. \u201cCookie Queens\u201d will also have a presence at SXSW before it opens exclusively in theaters over the summer.<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Alysa Nahmias, \u201cCookie Queens\u201d is described as a \u201ccoming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America\u2019s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.\u201d It chronicles the six-week blitz in which Girl Scouts take to the streets to sell Thin Mints, Samoas and Tagalongs.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs a former Girl Scout myself, with my mom as my troop leader, I have a personal affinity for this film,\u201d Meghan previously said. \u201cAlysa\u2019s creative point of view, the edgy yet humanizing tone and tenor of the directing, and the glimpse behind-the-scenes into such a nostalgic and also modern tradition of Girl Scout Cookie season are absolutely irresistible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRoadside\u2019s experience in the documentary space ranges from \u201cSuper Size Me\u201d to \u201cThe September Issue\u201d to \u201cRita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It.\u201d Most recently, the company distributed the 98th Oscar-nominated shorts, presented by Taika Waititi, in North American theaters. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCookie Queens shines a light on an iconic American tradition that millions of people recognize but rarely stop to consider,\u201d said Roadside co-presidents Eric d\u2019Arbeloff and Howard Cohen. \u201cAlysa\u2019s funny and deeply affecting portrait of these girls and their families had Sundance audiences cheering and stayed with us long after the credits rolled. We\u2019re excited to share it with a broad audience in theaters soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMegan and Prince Harry were executive producers on the doc. \u201cCookie Queens\u201d was produced by Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw of Beautiful Stories, Nahmias for AJNA Films, and Jennifer Sims. The deal was negotiated with Roadside Attractions Co-President Howard Cohen and Josh Braun and Dan Braun for Submarine and Maggie Pisacane for WME on behalf of the filmmakers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGirl Scout Cookies are more than a beloved tradition \u2013 they\u2019re a big business where talented and hard-working girls generate $800 million in annual sales,\u201d Nahmias said. \u201cFor me, this became a fascinating lens to explore a story about girlhood \u2014 the ambition, resilience, humor, and vulnerability that emerge as these girls navigate growing up in a world shaped by the tensions between community and capitalism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cCookie Queens,\u201d a documentary backed by Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has found a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[35324,9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-161511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-cookie-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161511","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=161511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}