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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Aug 5

THURSDAY: @heightenedscrutinydoc.com Q&A screening.
Join @samfeder.bsky.social at @burnsfilmcenter.bsky.social in Pleasantville, NY!
🎟️: burnsfilmcenter.org/booking/heig... #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Aug 3

The Moveablefest interviewed @heightenedscrutinydoc.com's dir. @samfeder.bsky.social and producer Amy Scholder. Read: moveablefest.com/sam-feder-am... #heightenedscrutiny

Sam Feder and Amy Scholder on "Heightened Scrutiny"

The filmmakers discuss their must-see doc about ACLU attorney Chase Strangio making the case for trans rights in court and outside of it.

moveablefest.com

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Aug 2

"In 1999, Boys Don’t Cry was my introduction to what a trans person looked like. Hatred and misunderstanding, stoked in fear from the status quo, was a lane as a Black woman I know all too well. It’s one of the reasons #HeightenedScrutiny peaked my curiosity."

Heightened Scrutiny Chronicles LGBTQ Fight for Trans Gender Affirming Right

Heightened Scrutiny is a cinematic documentation that the fight won't be over anytime soon, but our

thecurvyfilmcritic.com

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Aug 1

"#Disclosure was a field study in representation that could be applied to any marginalized community, #HeightenedScrutiny is a field study that can be applied to the ways in which the media has skewed the public’s perception of all marginalized people." @samfeder.bsky.social

‘They Were Able to Pass These Bills Because of Anti-Trans Media Bias’: Documentary filmmaker Sam Feder on the backlash to trans visibility

"Heightened Scrutiny examines the relationship between the media’s coverage of trans rights and the anti-trans legislation we have seen balloon."

fair.org

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Aug 1

🎧 Listen to @purenonfiction.bsky.social @thompowers.bsky.social with @heightenedscrutinydoc.com dir. @samfeder.bsky.social and @chasestrangio.bsky.social
purenonfiction.substack.com/p/confrontin... #heightenedscrutiny

Confronting anti-trans laws in “Heightened Scrutiny”

Filmmaker Sam Feder and ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio discuss how to face a surge of anti-trans discrimination

purenonfiction.substack.com

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 31

🎥 OHIO PREMIERE
@gatewayfilmcenter.bsky.social tickets: gatewayfilmcenter.org/movies/heigh... #heightenedscrutiny

Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 28

@heightenedscrutinydoc.com comes to San Francisco
(dir. @samfeder.bsky.social, featuring @chasestrangio.bsky.social)
You're invited to our special event Q&A shows at Roxie. Get tickets: roxie.com/film/heighte... #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 27

TUESDAY: @heightenedscrutinydoc.com final Q&A screening
Join @samfeder.bsky.social, Amy Scholder, @sharsaysso.bsky.social and @jessethorn.bsky.social at @laemmle.com: bit.ly/ScrutinyLA #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 26

Listen up, #LosAngeles! We have special Q&A screenings at @laemmle.com beginning TODAY. Learn more and get your tickets: www.laemmle.com/film/heighte...

@samfeder.bsky.social #HeightenedScrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 25

THIS SUNDAY @laemmle.com: bit.ly/ScrutinyLA
📽️ With @samfeder.bsky.social, Amy Scholder and Tracy Gilchrist. #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 24

@heightenedscrutinydoc.com next up: LOS ANGELES
(dir. @samfeder.bsky.social, featuring @chasestrangio.bsky.social)
You're invited to our special event Q&A shows at @laemmle.com. Get tickets: bit.ly/ScrutinyLA #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 23

@heightenedscrutinydoc.com is coming to the best coast 🌴 – join @samfeder.bsky.social, Amy Scholder and @thebrianmichael.bsky.social at our Q&A show this Saturday in LA at
@laemmle.com. Get tickets: bit.ly/ScrutinyLA #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 22

@heightenedscrutinydoc.com (dir. @samfeder.bsky.social, featuring @peppermint247.bsky.social) has Q&A shows this week in NYC at @dctvny.bsky.social. Join us! heightenedscrutinydoc.com/nyc #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 21

@heightenedscrutinydoc.com (dir. @samfeder.bsky.social, featuring @chasestrangio.bsky.social) has Q&A shows this week in NYC at @dctvny.bsky.social. Join us! heightenedscrutinydoc.com/nyc #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 20

We owe a heap of thanks to #FieldOfVision for generously donating tickets so trans kids in the NYC area can experience #HeightenedScrutiny (dir. @samfeder.bsky.social) on the big screen at @dctvny.bsky.social. We are profoundly grateful. ❤️ Learn more about their work at: fieldofvision.org

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 20

@heightenedscrutinydoc.com HIV and Trans Rights Screening in NYC (dir. @samfeder.bsky.social, featuring @chasestrangio.bsky.social) at @dctvny.bsky.social. heightenedscrutinydoc.com/nyc #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 19

Uncover the shocking backstory of how anti-trans hate spreads from mainstream media to the highest court of the land. Now playing in select theaters, including NYC’s @dctvny.bsky.social (7/18-24), LA’s @laemmle.com (7/26-29), and SF's Roxie (7/31-8/2)

Learn more: www.heightenedscrutinydoc.com

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 19

Join us as we discuss journalism & trans issues. @heightenedscrutinydoc.com (dir. @samfeder.bsky.social, featuring @chasestrangio.bsky.social) in NYC at
@dctvny.bsky.social Monday July 21. heightenedscrutinydoc.com/nyc #heightenedscrutiny

Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 19

From dir. @samfeder.bsky.social Featuring @lewispants.bsky.social @chasestrangio.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @polgreen.bsky.social @peppermint247.bsky.social @sabs.bsky.social @lavernecox.bsky.social @ginaskchua.bsky.social @albertocairo.com Tickets & more info: heightenedscrutinydoc.com/nyc

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 19

We have a GREAT line-up of NYC Q&As with: @samfeder.bsky.social @chasestrangio.bsky.social @thompowers.bsky.social @lavernecox.bsky.social @trevellanderson.bsky.social @jelaniya.bsky.social @ginaskchua.bsky.social @melissagiragrant.com @peppermint247.bsky.social

🎟️ TICKETS: bit.ly/ScrutinyNYC

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 18

@heightenedscrutinydoc.com Parenting Trans Kids Screening in NYC (dir. @samfeder.bsky.social, featuring @chasestrangio.bsky.social) at @dctvny.bsky.social. heightenedscrutinydoc.com/nyc #heightenedscrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 18

@aridrennen.bsky.social @optimusmo.bsky.social @jhollar.bsky.social @sabs.bsky.social @peppermint247.bsky.social @polgreen.bsky.social (2/2)
❤️

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 18

Our film, directed by @samfeder.bsky.social WOULD NOT EXIST without the contributions of many talented and smart folks, incl.
@trevellanderson.bsky.social @albertocairo.com @ginaskchua.bsky.social @ginaskchua.bsky.social @jelaniya.bsky.social @lavernecox.bsky.social @judedoyle.bsky.social (1/2)

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 18

Uncover the shocking backstory of how anti-trans hate spreads from mainstream media to the highest court of the land. Now playing in select theaters, including NYC’s @dctvny.bsky.social (7/18-24) & LA’s @laemmle.com (7/26-29).

Learn more: www.heightenedscrutinydoc.com

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Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · Jul 17

@heightenedscrutinydoc.com trailer drop via @indiewire.com. Watch ⬇️ www.indiewire.com/news/trailer... #heightenedscrutiny

‘Heightened Scrutiny’ Trailer: ACLU Civil Rights Lawyer Chase Strangio Makes History at the Supreme Court While Fighting for Trans Rights

Documentary 'Heightened Scrutiny' premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

www.indiewire.com

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