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Arts & CultureFriday, November 6

The Scout (Click for Showtimes)

Friday, November 6 · 6 p.m. · The Brattle Theatre

6 p.m.
When
  • Friday, November 6 · 6 p.m.
Where
The Brattle Theatre40 Brattle St. · Cambridge, MA · 02138

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About this event

Director: Paula Andrea Gonzalez-Nasser Run Time: 89 min.

Format: DCP

Release Year:

2026

Starring: Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Max Rosen, Mimi Davila, Rutanya Alda, Sarah Herrman

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.

Showtimes: 6:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 8:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm

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