Location scout turned writer/director Paula González-Nasser draws on the experience of her previous role for New York-set drama The Scout. Mimi Davila plays Sofia, a scout assigned the task of finding locations for a TV pilot. Over the course of a day Sofia navigates the city in search of the right settings until her works takes a sudden personal turn.
The film also stars Rutanya Alda, Max Rosen, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Sarah Herrman, Alex Goldberg, Peter Mills Weiss, Jackson Devereux, Jesse Ruuttila, Lisa Haas and Otmara Marrero.
The Scout is in US cinemas from September 25th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.
