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The Scout

2026 · 89 min

A quiet, observant day-in-the-life that drifts through strangers' homes, building gentle tension and melancholy as it goes.

Directed by
Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Mimi Davila, Rutanya Alda, Max Rosen
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Mimi Davila, Rutanya Alda, Max Rosen
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • identity
  • isolation
  • class
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser
Written by
Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser
Starring
Mimi Davila, Rutanya Alda, Max Rosen, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Sarah Herrman, Otmara Marrero, Matt Barats, Lisa Haas
Cinematography
Nicola Newton
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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