Camp Karen Movie Premise

Camp Karen is a female-led coming of age time travel comedy.

In the summer of 2023, an all-girl boy scout troop go on a weekend camping trip into the Adirondacks that will change all of their lives. 

Led by an out-doorsy, off-the-grid rural powerhouse Scoutmaster, and her stoner, 10-years-older Junior Scout Master, the troop consists of 6 girls, ranging in age from 11 through 17. Represented in this group are kids who are screen addicted, kids who are gamers, shy and outgoing, traditionally feminine and androgenous, strong and weak.

They've all grown up in our modern, connected world.

Deep in the forest they come across a tree more ancient looking than all the rest and the hippy dippy Jr Scoutmaster insists they all perform a ritual to thank the woodland spirits.  The whole troop take hands circling the tree and they all rest their heads upon the bark at the same time.

When the ritual is done, the group goes back to camp to pack for home, but some things have changed.

It takes getting back home to realize that something is very different. There are no cellphones. There is no GPS. The video games are 8-bit the tvs are fuzzy and tiny and bubbly shaped.

As all movies of this style follows the same pattern, I'm not sure I'd mess with it much.

The girls grow and mature and learn to be better, fuller, more complete people and less reliant on constant feedback. They face adversities like school bullies, gender norms, and isolation.

In the end, they find their way back to the tree, perform the ritual, and head back to the old camp site - they are back in current times.  But are they happy about it?