HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY

40^ Lovers Film Festival
REAL LOVERS

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY

by Sam Feder
Country: USA
Year: 2025
Duration: 81'


Chase Strangio is the first transgender attorney to ever practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. The film reveals the ideologies behind the ban-loving conservative agenda, which enjoys the support of the mainstream media and depicts trans people as the target of a real culture war. From the Disclosure team, the film is a powerful portrayal of the state of rights and justice for transgender people in America. The film examines their struggle to preserve access to gender affirming pharmaceuticals and medical care.

Biography

film director

Sam Feder

Director and producer Sam Feder explores the interrelationship between visibility and politics regarding issues of race, class and gender. His movies have been screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, CPH:DOX and hundreds of film festivals around the world. He directed the acclaimed documentaries Disclosure (2020), currently playing on Netflix, Kate Bornstein Is a Queer & Pleasant Danger (2014) and Boy I Am (2006). His latest film, Heightened Scrutiny (2025), was presented at the Sundance Film Festival.

Cast

& Credits

Montaggio/Editing Emelie Mahdavian
Fotografia/Photography Martin DiCicco, Mariam Dwedar
Scenografia/Production Design Violet Overn
Suono/Sound Wesley Grant
Musica/Music Jonathan Sanford
Produzione/Production Sam Feder, Amy Scholder, Paola Mendoza
Vendite internazionali/World Sales The Gersh Agency
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