American Doctor

Audience Award - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2026

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.

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"Poh Si Teng’s bracing, tortured, and utterly vital “American Doctor” is a documentary born from -- and in constant dialogue with -- that gnawing sense of helplessness." - IndieWire

"It is a necessary watch because it dares its audience not to look away, forcing the question not only of whose story is told, but whose deaths matter and make headlines." - Variety

Directed by: Poh Si Teng

Running time: 91 min

Country: United States, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Malaysia, Qatar, Denmark

Year: 2026

Language: English, Arabic, Hebrew

Starring: Thaer Ahmad, Mark Perlmutter, Feroze Sidhwa

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