THR's Docs to Watch
American Doctor
American Doctor, from Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, follows three American physicians — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — united by a single oath to save lives. After volunteering in besieged hospitals, 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. A Watermelon Pictures release.
A Q&A with director and producer Poh Si Teng immediately follows the screening.
Presented in English, Arabic, and Hebrew with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR
Poh Si Teng
PRODUCERS
Poh Si Teng
Kirstine Barfod
Reem Haddad
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Poh Si Teng is the producer of the Academy Award-nominated St. Louis Superman and Emmy Award-winning executive producer of Patrice: The Movie. The founder of Tiny Boxer Films, she is a former creative executive for ABC/Disney, documentary commissioner for Al Jazeera, IDA grants director, and New York Times journalist. American Doctor marks her debut as a feature documentary director.