Adam is a factory worker. He falls in love with Chris, a slightly older man. Instead of strengthening his own identity, Adam is unable to cope with his sexuality and suffers a nervous breakdown. One of the first representations of gay men in Australian cinema and an iconic piece of LGBTIQA+ film history.

Wayne van Heekeren
as Adam

Bob Hughes
as Chris

David Calcott
as Supervisor

Luda Apinys
as

Noel Brady
as

Jeremy Chance
as

Rob Dallas
as

Ian Atkins
as

Kate Elwing
as

Len Dietz
as
Chernyat
Upon this day of writing (Friday 8th August, 2025), I and my research companion were gratefully able to watch a series of short films from the 70s centering on the lives of queer people. Adam would be a title within this requested collection. This first and seemingly only directorial attempt by P...