By PA New Agency-
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 – a coming-of-age story about the annual American tradition of Girl Scouts selling cookies – have been acquired by Roadside Attractions, Variety magazine said.
Harry and Meghan signed a watered down, first look deal with Netflix last year, which gave the streaming giant first option on projects by the Sussexes’ Archewell Production.
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Figures showed earlier this year that the duchess’s With Love, Meghan second season failed to crack the top 1,000 most-watched programmes on the platform.
Her lifestyle company As Ever, which sells jams, herbal teas and chocolates, was meanwhile revealed to have ended its partnership with Netflix this month, with a spokesperson saying the brand was “now ready to stand on its own”.
Roadside’s previous acquisitions include Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me fast food documentary..
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It also distributed the 98th Oscar-nominated shorts, presented by Taika Waititi, in North America.
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.”
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.”
She described it as “one of the most powerful and meaningful depictions of something that is an American tradition and rooted in nostalgia”.
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
Roadside’s previous acquisitions include Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me fast food documentary.
It also distributed the 98th Oscar-nominated shorts, presented by Taika Waititi, in North America.Meghan described the documentary as ‘powerful and meaningful’ (Yaroslav Sabitov/PA)
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.”
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.”
She described it as “one of the most powerful and meaningful depictions of something that is an American tradition and rooted in nostalgia”.
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