Prince Harry and Meghan are executive producing a documentary about girl scouts selling cookies that will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival early next year. The project marks a personal venture for the Duchess of Sussex, who grew up as a girl scout with her mother serving as her troop leader.
The documentary, titled "Cookie Queens," will screen in the US festival's Family Matinee section. Archewell Productions, the couple's media company, partnered with Beautiful Stories and AJNA Films on the project directed by Alysa Nahmias.
Personal Connection Drives Involvement
Meghan told Deadline the early footage immediately captured their attention. «When we first viewed the early footage of this documentary, it was immediately something we wanted to be involved in,» she said.
She explained her personal investment in the project: «As a former girl scout myself, with my mom as my troop leader, I have a personal affinity for this film and am proud that all our conversations and collaboration have led to Archewell Productions partnering with this award-winning team to executive produce this incredibly captivating documentary.»
Behind the Cookie Business
The film explores the 800 million dollar girl scout cookie industry. According to the Sundance programme, it follows «four tenacious girls (who) strive to be a top-selling 'Cookie Queen', navigating an 800 million dollar business in which childhood and ambition collide.»
Meghan praised the director's approach. «The creative point of view, the edgy yet humanising 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,» she told Deadline.
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