American Doctor

FILM DETAILS
Documentary
Poh Si Teng
USA/State of Palestine/Malaysia/Qatar, 2026, 91mins
Official Selection: Sundance
Official Selection: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
SESSION DETAILS
Sun July 12th, Luna Leederville
11.00am
Tue July 14th, Luna Leederville
6.30pm

American Doctor is a vérité documentary 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. 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.
