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Cookie Queens

2026 · 91 min

A warm, affectionate look at childhood ambition and friendship, quietly tense where the pressure bites but mostly gentle and hopeful.

Directed by
Alysa Nahmias
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ara, Shannon Elizabeth, Nikki
Tagline
Big dreams start small.
Overview
A celebration of girlhood and the complexities that come with it, Cookie Queens is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.

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Directed by
Alysa Nahmias
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ara, Shannon Elizabeth, Nikki
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • family
  • work
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alysa Nahmias
Written by
Alysa Nahmias
Starring
Ara, Shannon Elizabeth, Nikki, Olive
Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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