Sam Feder and Chase Strangio stopped by the L.A. Times Studios @ Sundance Film Festival presented by Chase Sapphire Reserve to talk about their documentary, “Heightened Scrutiny” and how media coverage of trans issues has affected the lives, and laws, of trans people.
Our third Sundance 2025 dispatch ranges from the familiar dramedy of Love, Brooklyn to the oddball non-doc Zodiac Killer Project.
Sam Feder’s documentary 'Heightened Scrutiny' follows an ongoing Supreme Court case regarding transgender rights.
The Sundance Film Festival remains the largest independent film festival in the United States, and as was the case in both 2023 and 2024, the 2025 edition
Heightened Scrutiny documents ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio as he fights of transgender rights in the courtroom, as well as the battles waged outside the courtroom by those advocating for their rights. The film is director Sam Feder’s follow-up to 2020’s Disclosure and screens as part of the Sundance Premieres section.
A common thread between editors Emelie Mahdavian and Bryan Mason, whose films are a part of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, was a quick turnaround for picture lock. The duo appeared on a panel in Park City as part of Editors on Editors presented by Adobe.
Move over, The Substance, there's another hot new body horror in town! One of my favorite 2025 Sundance Film Festival premieres is this feature directorial debut called Together from the Midnight section of the line-up this year.
Justin Lin returns to his indie filmmaking roots with 'Last Days,' which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Read IndieWire's review.
The Sundance Film Festival failed to heat up, with few deals even for titles like Jennifer Lopez's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and the acclaimed "Twinless."
"Last Days," which premiered Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival, depicts the events which led missionary John Allen Chau (Sky Yang) to attempt to contact the North Sentinel Island tribe.
Spirits brand Rabbit Hole and actor Jay Ellis announced a contest to provide camera equipment and mentoring to aspiring filmmakers.