# Cookie Queens Director on Girl Scout Cookies

> Alysa Nahmias says Girl Scout cookies helped start a larger conversation about young girls' challenges.
- Title: Cookie Queens Director on Girl Scout Cookies | Shortify
- Summary: Alysa Nahmias says Girl Scout cookies helped start a larger conversation about young girls' challenges.
- Keywords: cookie queens, alyssa nahmias, girl scouts, scad savannah film festival, sundance, sxsw, The Hollywood Reporter
- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cookie-queens-alysa-nahmias-scad-savannah-film-festival-1236751877
- Author: Scott Feinberg
- Published: 2026-11-14T05:36:12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cookie queens, alyssa nahmias, girl scouts, scad savannah film festival, sundance, sxsw
## Cookie Queens Premiere
Alysa Nahmias's film about four girls overcoming adversity during Girl Scouts cookie season premiered at Sundance and won SXSW audience award.
## Film Success
Cookie Queens became the year's highest-grossing non-celebrity documentary after its Sundance and SXSW screenings.
## Director's View
Nahmias says Girl Scout cookies were a delicious way in to a larger conversation about young girls' challenges.

> Alysa Nahmias says Girl Scout cookies were "a delicious way in" to a larger conversation
## Key takeaway

Alysa Nahmias, director of Cookie Queens, states Girl Scout cookies were a way to discuss girls' struggles during cookie-selling season.