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The Scout

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Sofia works as a location scout for a network TV show shooting in New York City. It's her job to find the homes, businesses, and exteriors where the soon-to-be-shot show will take place. This means a daily journey into the private spaces and lives of numerous city residents, photographing their properties and briefly stepping into the fabric of their lives. Over the course of a day filled with these encounters, Sofia plays witness to moments of curiosity, vulnerability, and quiet tension, until her work takes a sudden, personal turn. THE SCOUT is a contemplative exploration of urban disconnection, following one woman’s quiet journey through other people's worlds as she struggles to find her own.

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Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter Jul 14
The film confidently highlights the delicate relationship between people and their spaces, while also acknowledging the understated harshness of a job that requires you to assess... one of the more intimate elements of another person’s life. Go to Full Review Jacob Oller AV Club Jun 10
B
A contemplative and funny portrait of a city, an industry, and the sacrifices needed to live in both. Go to Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness Jun 29
4/5
... González-Nasser offers a quiet and frequently meditative story about the spaces people occupy and the way we all must navigate them, regardless of indignities. Go to Full Review Valerie Kalfrin AWFJ.org Jun 27
[W]riter-director Paula González-Nasser, who worked as a location scout on several series (Mrs. Fletcher, Younger), has a knack for balancing the humor and absurdities of Sofia’s job with her ennui. Go to Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest Jun 21
5/10
Tours us through vistas of Brooklyn houses, with glimpses of Manhattan residential communities and Rockaway beach, and gives subtle insights into how movies stereotype characters’ homes and surroundings. But title character's story doesn't go anywhere. Go to Full Review Murjani Rawls Substream Magazine Jun 15
The film’s success stems from the fact that you’ll wish the conditions were ripe for the main character to experience her own story more (and take some time off). Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Paula González-Nasser

Director

Mimi Davila

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Rutanya Alda

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Max Rosen

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Ikechukwu Ufomadu

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Sarah Herrman

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Movie Info

Synopsis Sofia works as a location scout for a network TV show shooting in New York City. It's her job to find the homes, businesses, and exteriors where the soon-to-be-shot show will take place. This means a daily journey into the private spaces and lives of numerous city residents, photographing their properties and briefly stepping into the fabric of their lives. Over the course of a day filled with these encounters, Sofia plays witness to moments of curiosity, vulnerability, and quiet tension, until her work takes a sudden, personal turn. THE SCOUT is a contemplative exploration of urban disconnection, following one woman’s quiet journey through other people's worlds as she struggles to find her own.
Director
Paula González-Nasser
Producer
Ryan Martin Brown, Matthew Romanski, Paula González-Nasser
Screenwriter
Paula González-Nasser
Production Co
Fair Oaks Entertainment, Mongoose Picture House, 5th Floor Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m