Adam’s Apple
Amy Jenkins / United States / 2026 / International Premiere / 97 min
A mother has followed her transgender teenager through a camera lens for two decades. A touching, intimate, and eye-opening account of parents, children, and butterflies spreading their wings.
At the age of five, Adam began wearing a Superman costume under his clothes when he went to school. He also began expressing discomfort with being perceived as a girl. Over two decades, Adam’s mother, filmmaker Amy Jenkins, has documented her son’s life, following the most significant moments in his transition and search for identity. The camera is present as Adam celebrates birthdays, receives his first testosterone injection, and moves to New York to attend college.
‘Adam’s Apple’ is spliced together from footage shot by Amy and Adam himself, giving us an intimate, loving, and unique insight into growing up and getting used to a world where things are changing – both as a child and as a parent. There is no preaching or dictating. Instead, the film simply lets a life hatch from its cocoon and develop while the cameras roll. A human response to the hostility many transgender people encounter in the world.
Press contact: Katherine Matthews adamsapple@obscuredpictures.com