"Trans documentarian Sam Feder's latest feature Heightened Scrutiny is a kind of two-for-one an affecting portrait of one of the most important trans activists of our time, and a continuation of the media critique he established through earlier films, particularly his groundbreaking 2020 Netflix doc Disclosure. It's a powerful look at the fight over civil rights for trans people, while also posing as a critical rebuttal to supposedly center-left media like the New York Times and the Atlantic,"
"We made Heightened Scrutiny in 16 months, Feder told me during a video call. By contrast, Disclosure took me five years, so it was a real push. It was a rush to raise more dialogue so people would know more about the case, not with the intention to change the outcome, because we knew what that was going to be. We wanted people to be more informed."
Heightened Scrutiny is a documentary by Sam Feder that profiles ACLU attorney Chase Strangio as he prepares for oral arguments in US v Skrmetti before the Supreme Court. The film covers the December 4, 2024 arguments and the subsequent ruling favoring Tennessee attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti, which left restrictions on medical transition for trans minors in over 20 states intact. The ruling is described by legal analysts as biased and poorly reasoned. The film critiques center-left outlets like the New York Times and the Atlantic for amplifying anti-trans pseudoscience and moral panic. The film was produced in sixteen months and foregrounds a compelling portrait of Strangio.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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