Growing up is already complicated enough. Now add cookie quotas, fierce competition, lifelong friendships, and enough Thin Mints to fuel an emotional breakdown.

Cookie Queens, the heartfelt new documentary from director Alysa Nahmias, shines a warm and honest spotlight on the whirlwind world of Girl Scout Cookie season. Starring Ara, Shannon Elizabeth, and Nikki, the film explores the excitement, pressures, and growing pains wrapped inside one of America’s sweetest traditions.

More than just a documentary about selling cookies, Cookie Queens captures the highs and heartbreaks of girlhood with humor, honesty, and charm. From neighborhood rivalries to confidence-building triumphs, the trailer promises a coming-of-age story filled with heart, hustle, and plenty of sugar-coated drama.

Roadside Attractions brings Cookie Queens to theaters August 7, 2026. Rated G. Runtime: 90 minutes.

Here's a look at the first trailer for Cookie Queens:

Cookie Queens

“Does everyone know what upselling means?"

Synopsis: It's Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling "Cookie Queen," navigating an $800 million business in which innocence and ambition collide.
Release Date: August 7, 2026
Director: Alysa Nahmias
Writer: Alysa Nahmias
Cast: Ara, Shannon Elizabeth, and Nikki