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The Sundance Reel

A civil rights lawyer fights for transgender rights in 'Heightened Scrutiny'

By Leslie Thatcher

Published January 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM MST

Chase Strangio appears in Heightened Scrutiny by Sam Feder, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Sam Feder, director of Heightened Scrutiny, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Lily Baldwin.

"Heightened Scrutiny" directed by Sam Feder, fearlessly chronicles civil rights lawyer, Chase Strangio, who battles at the Supreme Court for transgender adolescents' access to life-saving healthcare, confronting not only the legal system but also a media landscape that distorts public perception and threatens the fight for trans rights.