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Premiered earlier this year at Sundance, American Doctor is a gripping vérité documentary that follows three U.S. physicians — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — working against the odds at a Gaza hospital under siege.

Despite their different approaches, the doctors are united by a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, carrying their fight beyond the front lines and into the American public sphere. Dr. Thaer Ahmad brings a measured, strategic approach, while Dr. Mark Perlmutter is candid and emotionally driven, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa navigates both medicine and media with ease, as the documentary moves from the urgency of a besieged hospital in Gaza to the political corridors of Washington, D.C.

The result is a powerful portrait of moral responsibility, friendship, and the global stakes of medical care in times of crisis.

Directed by Poh Si Teng | USA | Documentary | 93 min