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U.S. Documentary Competition

American Doctor

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United States/State of Palestine/Malaysia/Qatar202692 minEnglish, Arabic
American Doctor

When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.

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When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.

The war in Gaza has deeply involved another country: the United States. As the attacks intensified in Gaza and medical expertise and capabilities were decimated, American doctors felt a professional and moral obligation to act. Making the difficult but necessary triage decisions after an attack, caring for suffering children, and concerned for their own personal safety, the three physicians in American Doctor are impressive individuals from different backgrounds and experiences, unified in their desire to ease suffering and raise their voices as citizens to demand action from their own government. From Gaza hospitals to the halls of American power, director Poh Si Teng unflinchingly depicts a terrible reality and also shows a path forward to engage on such a difficult issue with humanity and collective action. — SS

The following film contains mature content and is not recommended for audiences 17 and under.

Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 29–February 1) and credentialed press and industry (January 28–February 1).

U.S. Documentary CompetitionAll FeaturesBIPOC StoriesFirst-Time FeaturesInternationalNonfictionClosed CaptionEnglish SubtitlesOpen CaptionU.S. Only- less

Screenings

in persononline
  • Jan 23, 5:45 PM MST
    Premiere

    The Ray Theatre

    Park City

  • Jan 24, 11:00 AM MST
    Screening

    Megaplex Redstone - 4

    Park City

  • Jan 25, 11:30 AM MST
    Screening

    Rose Wagner Center

    Salt Lake City

    Open CaptionOpen Caption

  • Jan 29, 8:45 PM MST
    Screening

    Library Center Theatre

    Park City

  • Jan 31, 5:30 PM MST
    Screening

    Megaplex Redstone - 4

    Park City

  • Jan 29, 3:00 PM GMT -
    Feb 2, 6:55 AM GMT
    Online Screening

Credits

  • Director(s)

    Poh Si Teng

  • Producer

    Poh Si Teng

    Kirstine Barfod

    Reem Haddad

  • Executive Producer

    Simon Kilmurry

    Hamza Ali

  • Co-Producer

    Mohammed Sawwaf

  • Editor

    Christopher White

    Ema Ryan Yamazaki

  • Director of Photography

    Ibrahim Al Otla

    Chris Renteria

  • Composer

    Suad Bushnaq

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Poh Si Teng

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Poh Si Teng is the producer of the Oscar-nominated St. Louis Superman and Emmy Award–winning executive producer of Patrice: The Movie. She is a former creative executive for ABC/Disney, doc commissioner for Al Jazeera, IDA grants director, and New York Times journalist. American Doctor marks her debut as a feature documentary director.

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