Sofia works as a location scout for a TV pilot filming in New York City. It’s her job to find the homes, businesses, and exteriors where the show will be filmed. Driving around the city’s different neighborhoods, she enters the private spaces of strangers to photograph their cozy apartments and eclectic shops, stepping into the fabric of their lives while trying to satisfy the demands of her erratic employers. Over a day filled with these encounters, Sofia witnesses moments of curiosity, vulnerability, and quiet tension until her work takes a sudden, personal turn. Drawing from her own experience as a location scout, writer-director Paula González-Nasser captures the poetry and costs of being a young creative. Her celebrated directorial debut The Scout crafts a contemplative exploration of urban disconnection, following one woman’s journey through other people’s worlds as she struggles to find her own.
The Scout Starring Mimi Davila
Paula González-Nasser's The Scout follows a New York City location scout whose ordinary workday gradually becomes a deeply personal journey through the lives of strangers.
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- Updated: July 20, 2026
- By: Creators Faire Editorial
LIST
New York’s Film Forum September 25
DTLA’s Alamo Drafthouse October 2
WHO
Directed and Written by: Paula González-Nasser
Producers: Ryan Martin Brown, Matthew Romanski, Paula González-Nasser
Cast: Mimi Davila, Rutanya Alda, Max Rosen, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Sarah Herrman, Alex Goldberg, Peter Mills Weiss, Jackson Devereux, Jesse Ruuttila, Lisa Haas, Otmara Marrero
WHERE
In theaters nationwide this Fall