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Film, Panel Discussion, and Reception on Sunday, September 13 at 1:30 PM with director Poh Si Teng, Rana Mahmoud, Dunia Ibrahim, and Dr. Waleed Sayedhamad, moderated by Dr. Mohamed Ghumrawi (Assistant Director of the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Center for Muslim World Studies). The discussion will be followed by a reception on the plaza.
Film followed by Q&A on Sunday, September 13 at 4:00 PM with director Poh Si Teng.
From Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, American Doctor follows three American physicians— Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—united by a single oath to save lives. After volunteering in besieged hospitals in Gaza, they return home determined to fight for the patients and colleagues they left behind, taking their battle from the front lines of war to the halls of Congress.
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, documentary commissioner for Al Jazeera, IDA grants director, and New York Times journalist. She is the founder of Tiny Boxer Films, which produces non-fiction feature docs, and docu-and unscripted-series for the US and global majority markets. American Doctor marks her debut as a feature documentary director.
Rana Mahmoud is a registered nurse with over 20 years of healthcare experience, specializing in trauma and emergency medicine. She served on two humanitarian medical missions in Gaza, traveling and working alongside the doctors in the film.
Dunia Ibrahim is a South Florida attorney, who, in conjunction with HEAL Palestine Inc., served as a compassionate host family, hosting a mother/daughter from Gaza in her home for several months, while the young girl could have access to needed specialized medical care and recovery, including being fitted for a prosthetic leg, after losing her leg in an airstrike on a neighboring home.
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Dr. Waleed Sayedhamad is a South Florida-based anesthesiologist who has provided care on medical mission trips to Gaza.
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Reception made possible by the Mideast Action Group for Interfaith Collaboration (MAGIC).
| Distributor: | Watermelon Pictures |
| Country: | U.S., Malaysia, Qatar, Denmark, Palestine |
| Release Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 93 mins |
| Director: | Poh Si Teng |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Language: | English, Arabic and Hebrew in English subtitles |
| Format: | DCP |
–Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com
