Originally from Toronto, Canada, Adam left his PhD in cinema studies at the University of Texas at Austin to pursue a career in documentary filmmaking.

Adam is a documentary cinematographer, director, and producer known for Off the Rails (AMC Networks, 2016). Rails was a New York Times Critics' Pick, a Critics' Choice Award nominee, and selected as one of the top ten documentaries of 2016 by over a dozen publications after it won top honors at nine festivals. The film holds a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Adam holds a B.A. in American studies from Brandeis University and a masters in cinema studies from New York University