As a screenwriter, she has received funding from Creative England and British Film Institute (BFI) for a number of award-winning short films that have played at festivals including Edinburgh International Film Festival and Palm Springs. Her debut feature screenplay ‘Mud’ was selected for initial development for iFeatures 3. In 2015, Scout was an inaugural filmmaker of the BFI Flare Mentorship, where she was paired with director Hong Khaou. She made her short film directing debut with ‘Leg, Arm, Head’ in 2016. For her moving image work, she has been awarded funding from Arts Council England and Video Jam.