
american DOCTOR
american DOCTOR
american DOCTOR

UPCOMING SCREENINGS
MAR 29
MAR 29
Salem Film Fest x Boston Palestine Film Festival
Salem Film Fest x Boston Palestine Film Festival
APR 17
APR 17
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Durham, NC
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Durham, NC
APR 23 & 25
APR 23 & 25
Visions du Réel, International Film Festival, Nyon, Switzerland
Visions du Réel, International Film Festival, Nyon, Switzerland
APR 25
APR 25
Chicago Palestine Film Festival
Chicago Palestine Film Festival
APR 26
APR 26
Chicago Palestine Film Festival x DOC10
Chicago Palestine Film Festival x DOC10
APR 28 - 29
APR 28 - 29
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto
MAY 1
MAY 1
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival
AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians–Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives.
AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians–Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives.

Synopsis
Synopsis
AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians–Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian—friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.
AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians–Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian—friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.

Team
Team
DIRECTOR
Poh Si Teng
PRODUCER
POH SI TENG, KIRSTINE BARFOD, REEM HADDAD
POH SI TENG,
KIRSTINE BARFOD,
REEM HADDAD
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Simon Kilmurry, Hamza Ali, Poh Si Teng, Rasha Mansouri, Hassan Elmasry, Rami Elghandour, Andreas Dalsgaard, Mehdi Hasan, Juan Pablo Raymond, Kiran Alvi, Glennon Doyle
Simon Kilmurry, Hamza Ali, Poh Si Teng, Rasha Mansouri, Hassan Elmasry, Rami Elghandour, Andreas Dalsgaard, Mehdi Hasan, Juan Pablo Raymond, Kiran Alvi, Glennon Doyle
CO-PRODUCER
MOHAMMED SAWWAF, Kasper Lykke Schultz
MOHAMMED SAWWAF,
ELK FILM
EDITOR
CHRISTOPHER WHITE, EMA RYAN YAMAZAKI
CHRISTOPHER WHITE,
EMA RYAN YAMAZAKI
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
IBRAHIM AL OTLA, CHRIS RENTERIA
IBRAHIM AL OTLA,
CHRIS RENTERIA
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Arthur Nazaryan, Poh Si Teng, Ramzy Haddad
Arthur Nazaryan,
Poh Si Teng,
Ramzy Haddad
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Suad Bushnaq
DIRECTOR
Poh Si Teng
PRODUCER
POH SI TENG, KIRSTINE BARFOD, REEM HADDAD
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Simon Kilmurry, Hamza Ali, Poh Si Teng, Rasha Mansouri, Hassan Elmasry, Rami Elghandour, Andreas Dalsgaard, Mehdi Hasan, Juan Pablo Raymond, Kiran Alvi, Glennon Doyle
CO-PRODUCER
MOHAMMED SAWWAF, ELK FILM
EDITOR
CHRISTOPHER WHITE, EMA RYAN YAMAZAKI
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
IBRAHIM AL OTLA, CHRIS RENTERIA
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Arthur Nazaryan, Poh Si Teng, Ramzy Haddad
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Suad Bushnaq
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