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Heightened Scrutiny

Directed by Sam Feder
United States
2025
85 mins

For his long-awaited follow-up to his groundbreaking 2020 documentary Disclosure which took a deep-dive look at the history of transgender representation in Hollywood, director Sam Feder shifts his focus from the past to an urgent depiction of the frightening present for trans Americans in 2025.

Amid a surge of anti-trans legislation, ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio prepares to fight United States v. Skrmetti in front of the Supreme Court (making him the first openly transgender lawyer to argue in front of the high court). While Strangio has the experience and expertise to fight the battle, what he doesn’t anticipate is the ways in which the media complicates not only the public’s perception but the rules of law as well.

Tickets

Friday April 119:15pm

O Cinema

  • Year
    2025
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    Other
  • Director
    Sam Feder
  • Producer
    Amy Scholder, Sam Feder, Paola Mendoza
  • Cinematographer
    Martin DiCicco, Mariam Dwedar
  • Editor
    Emelie Mahdavian
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Theme
    LGBT+
  • Award
    Doc Achievement
  • Community Partners
    Trans Social

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