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June 11, 2026, SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Reminiscent of Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” 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 […]

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

March 19, 2026, AUSTIN, TX – Amy K. Jenkins’ intimate dual compilation portrait, Adam’s Apple, about her trans son Adam Sieswerda, feels like a powerful response to the Trump era’s inaccurate views of trans kids. The doc, which premiered at SXSW 2026, is a raw and vulnerable, decade-sprawling tale about a rural northeastern family’s evolution as […]

March 13, 2026, AUSTIN, TX – Amy Jenkins’ “Adam’s Apple,” the best doc I’ve seen at this year’s SXSW, might be dismissed as little more than someone else’s home movies. This would be wrong. Not only is the assemblage of years of Jenkins’ personal filmmaking of her son Adam’s journey remarkably edited, but there’s a vulnerability here […]

February 25, 2026, COPENHAGEN – 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