A documentary about Girl Scouts, which was executive produced by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has been bought by an independent production company. The US rights to Cookie Queens, which is a coming-of-age story about the annual American tradition of Girl Scouts selling cookies, have been acquired by Roadside Attractions.
Archewell Productions partnered with Beautiful Stories and AJNA Films on the documentary and Harry and Meghan were its executive producers. It was directed by Alysa Nahmias, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and is set to appear at the SXSW (South by South West) music and film festival and then open in cinemas over the summer.
Roadside’s previous acquisitions include Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me fast food documentary.
The firm’s co-presidents Eric d’Arbeloff and Howard Cohen said in a statement: “Cookie Queens shines a light on an iconic American tradition that millions of people recognise but rarely stop to consider.”
Variety Magazine reports they described the film as a “funny and deeply affecting portrait” of the girls and their families and said they were “excited to share it with a broad audience in theatres soon”.
Meghan previously said of the project: “As a former Girl Scout myself, with my mom as my troop leader, I have a personal affinity for this film.”
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The Sussexes introduced the world premiere of their documentary, Cookie Queens, which they executive-produced through their company Archewell Productions, in January at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Centre in Salt Lake City.
Speaking about the film previously, Meghan said: “My husband and I and Archewell Productions, we are so proud and privileged to be able to support and uplift Cookie Queens. This film, yes, is probably the cutest at the festival, but I’m also gonna go out on a limb and say it is one of the most powerful and meaningful depictions of something that is an American tradition.”
“And rooted in nostalgia but is now put through this lens from the incredible creative vision of Alysa to show something modernized about the girlhood experience and all the layers and complexity that come with that.”
“So yes, it’s cute, and yes, these young ladies are fantastic and adorable, but they are also layered beautiful girls who are about to become very strong leaders and young women. So thank you for supporting that.”