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Poh Si Teng and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa in person
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Perhaps the most vital documentary of the moment, American Doctor conveys the powerful messages that three US physicians bring home from their work in Gazan hospitals.
Sure to be one of the most significant films of the year and already the winner of audience awards at countless film festivals across the country, American Doctor follows three prominent American physicians—Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—and 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. Captivatingly filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the film follows the doctors 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. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. (93 mins., DCP)
We’re so excited to welcome veteran producer and journalist Poh Si Teng and film participant Dr. Feroze Sidhwa to discuss Teng’s essential directorial debut.
Join us before the film for a reception at 6 PM in the lower lobby as we meet and greet this year's visiting Unorthodocs filmmakers.
See the complete Unorthodocs 2026 lineup.
IMAGE CAPTIONAmerican Doctor, courtesy of Watermelon Pictures.
Poh Si Teng is the director and producer of American Doctor. She is the producer of the Oscar-nominated St. Louis Superman and executive producer of the Emmy-winning Patrice: The Movie. She is a former creative executive at ABC/Disney, documentary commissioner for Al Jazeera English, IDA grants director, and journalist for the New York Times. She is the founder of Tiny Boxer Films, which produces nonfiction feature documentaries and docu- and unscripted series for US and global majority markets.
Unorthodocs 2026 is part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View.
FotoFocus
Screen Addiction
Rohauer Collection Foundation
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
The Columbus Foundation
The Ohio State University
Wexner Center Foundation Board
With special thanks to our members
Past Film/Video
American Doctor
