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202691 minPGdocumentary

Cookie Queens

202691 minPGdocumentary

Girl Scout Cookie season serves as the backdrop for a coming-of-age story that addresses the joys and pressures of girlhood in America.

“Big dreams start small.”

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Girl Scout Cookie season serves as the backdrop for a coming-of-age story that addresses the joys and pressures of girlhood in America.

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Alysa Nahmias

Alysa Nahmiasdirector

Alysa Nahmias

Alysa Nahmiaswriter

Shannon Elizabeth

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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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