'' Adam '' had its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 20 , 2009 where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize for " an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme , or depicting a scientist , engineer or mathematician as a major character . " Although producer Leslie Urdang was initially doubtful of the film 's chances of finding a distributor at Sundance , Fox Searchlight Pictures bought the distribution rights . In March 2009 , '' Adam '' was screened at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival , winning the Jury Award for Best Picture . It was shown at the Seattle International Film Festival , Edinburgh Film Festival , CineVegas Film Festival and San Francisco Jewish Film Festival before it had a U.S. theatrical release on July 29 , 2009 . It was released on DVD January 5 , 2010
2009 Sundance Film Festival
2009 Sundance Film Festival
Adam (2009 film)