Join film director Sam Feder for a screening and talkback on Monday, February 9, from 6–8 p.m. of the award-winning film HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY at Columbia Journalism School in the World Room. Pizza will be served.
This event is open to CUID holders only. Registration is required. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will close Monday, February 9, at 10 AM ET.
About the film:
HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY follows Chase Strangio, ACLU attorney and the first out trans person to argue before the Supreme Court, as he fights a high-stakes legal battle to overturn Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth (United States v. Skrmetti).
The film exposes the dangerous role of mainstream media in fueling anti-trans legislation, uncovering how biased coverage drives hate, endangers lives, and threatens democracy itself. With insights from journalists like Jelani Cobb, Lydia Polgreen, '00 M.S., and Gina Chua, '88 M.S., and activists like Laverne Cox, the story dismantles anti-trans disinformation and highlights its devastating real-world impact.