June 11, 2026, SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Reminiscent of Richard Linklaterās āBoyhood,ā this lovely documentary chronicles the coming-of-age story of trans kid Adam, from infancy to his first day in college. The movie was filmed over the years by Adam and his supportive mother, and an effortless intimacy pervades the film. Like the caterpillar that […]
Q: āAdamās Appleā spotlights a trans New Hampshire teen and a family that leads with love
April 24, 2026, BOSTON, MA – Amy K. Jenkins often has a camera of some sort in her hands. A visual artist and instinctive archivist, she likes to capture the rhythms of everyday life, including the doings of her family in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Learn More
P: āAdamās Appleā Beautifully and Complexly Captures Trans Boyhood
March 19, 2026, AUSTIN, TX – Amy K. Jenkinsā intimate dual compilation portrait,Ā Adamās Apple, about her trans son Adam Sieswerda, feels like a powerful response to the Trump eraās inaccurate views of trans kids. The doc, which premiered at SXSW 2026, is a raw and vulnerable, decade-sprawling tale about a rural northeastern familyās evolution as […]
O: SXSW 2026: Adamās Apple, The Dads, Your Attention Please
March 13, 2026, AUSTIN, TX – Amy JenkinsāĀ “Adam’s Apple,āĀ the best doc Iāve seen at this yearās SXSW, might be dismissed as little more than someone elseās home movies. This would be wrong. Not only is the assemblage of years of Jenkinsā personal filmmaking of her son Adamās journey remarkably edited, but thereās a vulnerability here […]
M: CPH:DOX 2026 program includes International Premiere of Adam’s Apple
February 25, 2026, COPENHAGEN ā The next edition of CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, will run from March 11 to March 22, 2026. The festival features three screenings of Adam’s Apple, including one with a special acoustic concert by Mekdes. Learn More