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.

“Teng is alert to the interplay between the protagonists. The camera knows when to linger and when to cut away when showing the carnage and loss of life. Once the filmmakers commit, they never flinch, and “American Doctor” exposes the devastation and the toll of this conflict on people, particularly children. Most importantly, it offers testimony from three witnesses on how hospitals and medical practitioners are deliberately targeted. It is a necessary watch because it dares its audience not to look away, forcing the question not only of whose story is told, but whose deaths matter and make headlines.” ~ Murtada Elfadl, Variety