Filmmaker Sam Feder’s (DISCLOSURE) gripping and essential new documentary, follows civil rights attorney Chase Strangio as he takes on Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth in UNITED STATES V. SKRMETTI. With urgency and clarity, the film reveals how legislative assaults on trans rights are part of a coordinated strategy fueled by disinformation and amplified by the media.

With insights from journalists like Jelani Cobb, Lydia Polgreen, and Gina Chua, and activists like Laverne Cox, the film dismantles anti-trans disinformation and highlights its devastating real-world impact. Alongside Strangio’s legal fight, we meet trans youth living through the consequences of policies that politicize their very existence, as well as their families, doctors, and community leaders on the frontlines.

Feder’s film is more than a chronicle of a court battle — it’s a call to action. Urgent, illuminating, and deeply human, HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY invites audiences to bear witness, to question, and to stand in solidarity for the right to live and love freely.

"An immense amount of care and detail goes into its construction, deepening its use of traditional form and packing a powerful punch." - Siddhant Adlakha, Variety

 This is a call to action worth heeding, because if we don’t, the next stop could be an Orwellian nightmare we might not be allowed to awaken from." - Sara Michelle Fetters, MovieFreak.com