Written and directed by Paula González-Nasser, the drama comedy film ‘The Scout’ centers on Sofia who 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’ stars Mimi Davila (Sofia), Rutanya Alda (Anna), Max Rosen (Tyler), Otmara Marrero (Becca), Matt Barats (Josh), Lisa Haas (Jasmin), Alex Goldberg (Mike), Sarah Herrman (Angie), Ikechukwu Ufomadu (Lance), Jackson Devereux (Byrnes), Jesse Ruuttila (Jackson), and Peter Mills Weiss (Jimmy).
Producers of ‘The Scout’ include Ryan Martin Brown, Matthew Romanski, Paula González-Nasser, with executive producers Sarah Herrman, Hannah D. Kettering, Roger Mancusi, and Jess Zeidman. Production companies are 5th Floor Pictures, Mongoose Picture House, Fair Oaks Entertainment, and Alina Pictures.
The film’s cinematography is by Nicola Newton, the music is by Dan Arnés, with editing by Ryan Martin Brown and Byron Leon.
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Greenwich Entertainment will release ‘The Scout’ in theaters beginning on September 25, 2026.
For more details, visit the official website here: https://thescoutfilm.com
Mimi Davila is most known for her viral comedy work as part of The Chonga Girls (including “Chongalicious”), voice roles such as in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Rutanya Alda is most known for The Deer Hunter, Mommie Dearest, and Amityville II: The Possession. Otmara Marrero is most known for StartUp, Clementine, Connecting…, and Florida Man.
