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2026 Sarasota Film Festival

The Scout

20251 hr 29 minUnited StatesEnglish

Screenings

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    Sunday, April 12 at 6:30 PM EDT

    Ends 8:30 PM EDT

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    New College of Florida/Sainer Pavilion

    5313 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34243

    About This Screening

    Q&A with the filmmaker follows the film

About this film

Sofia is a location scout for a TV show in New York City. Over the course of one day, she is invited into homes, businesses,  Paula Gonzalez-Nasser’s directorial debut follows Sofia who 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, at time humorous exploration of urban disconnection, following one woman’s quiet journey through other people's worlds as she struggles to find her own.


In Attendance: Director Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser, Editor Ryan Martin Brown

Credits

Director
Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser
Producer
Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser, Ryan Martin Brown, Matthew Romanski
Executive Producer
Sarah Herrman, Hannah D. Kettering, Roger Mancusi, Jess Zeidman
Screenwriter
Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser
Cinematographer
Nicola Newton
Editor
Ryan Martin Brown, Byron Leon
Sound Design
Lily Cunningham Perini, Wren Stark Haven
Production Design
Alexandra Anez
Cast
Mimi Davila, Rutanya Alda, Max Rosen
Female DirectorNarrative FeatureNarrative Feature Competition